That time I built a MIDI Controller

I love MIDI Controllers. Apparently enough to build one of my own from scratch:

I (unimaginatively) call it: ‘The Box’

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Process pictures:

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Marking out the buttons on the top
Marking out the buttons on the top
Drilling the holes
Drilling the holes
Fitting the button in the enclosure
Spray Painting the enclosure

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Closing up the final circuit board

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The box before I closed and turned it over

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Circuit for the potentiometers

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Wires Wires

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All the controllers, buttons connected to the main circuitboard

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All the circuits, connections inside the box
All the circuits, connections inside the box

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Circuitboard for the buttons

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Before connecting the buttons

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Buttons connected

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Testing the buttons against the main circuit

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Here’s a demo of the thing in action:

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