[LAU] wanted: wireless midi controller with at least one fader

Robin Gareus robin at gareus.org
Fri Jul 22 15:46:38 UTC 2011


On 07/22/2011 05:29 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
> hi jeremy!
> 
> 
> thanks for your quick reply!
> 
> On 07/22/2011 01:57 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
> 
>> Would two separate devices work out too? Like a M-Audio MidAir with a
>> Behringer BCF2000? The MidAir should work ootb afaict.
> 
> very interesting product, thanks for the hint!
> but without a similarly battery-powered control surface, the main
> advantage is lost - if i have to deal with a mains cable, i might as
> well run a midi line. and even if i found a fader box with batteries, my
> client would then have to maintain two battery-powered devices, possibly
> with different standby times - i don't think that's feasible, since the
> lab where this gadget is going to be installed will be operated by
> users, not techies. so if it's going to be wireless, it has to be fully
> integrated.

Increase the gadget effect: make it an xPhone app.. and just sent the
info via OSC. - There's already various tools for Android, iPhone, iPad
etc to map on-screen-sliders to OSC commands. The "cheap" option is to
get an iPod-touch instead of a phone, but hey your client may already
have some touch-screen phone - maybe even some old ones sitting unused
on a shelf..

Sure they're not physical sliders and certainly not motorized, but
wireless. YMMV.

> if cables can't be avoided, maybe i can find some schematics for a
> simple motorfader midi controller and use a simple cat5 for
> bi-directional midi and power... suggestions, anyone?
> 
> best,
> 
> 
> jörn
> 
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