Wii Guitar Hero axe transformed into MIDI controller

Whatever the DS can do, Wii can do better, right? Apparently Dave agrees with said mantra, as he has converted a Wii Guitar Hero axe into a full-fledged MIDI controller. As in, there's a 5-pin jack down there and everything. In its current state, you can play two octaves of an eight note scale at time, alter the keys / octaves, change tonal modes, use the whammy bar to bend the pitch and blow the minds of electrical engineering buds you still see on a regular basis. Granted, this mod isn't exactly for the faint of heart, but feel free to hit the read link if you're hacker enough to handle it.

[Via MAKE]

[teslasnp @ May 19th 2008 4:30PM]

something useful to do with overpriced plastic

[Neebs @ May 19th 2008 5:50PM]

PCBs are plastic?

[Blaine Oliver @ May 19th 2008 4:32PM]

If its not broken, it needs to be hacked.

[andy @ May 19th 2008 10:46PM]

that being said; when you gonna hack your xbox, Blaine? ;)

[roflercopterer @ May 19th 2008 5:18PM]

Someone mod a rockband drumset into a midi controller, then we'll talk.

[Tom @ May 19th 2008 5:25PM]

Let's talk, then.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/rock-band-hack-turns-game-drums-into-real-drums-wont-improve-y/

[roflercopterer @ May 21st 2008 1:26AM]

Hi Tom, how's it goin?