24 Jun
2014
24 Jun
'14
10:15 a.m.
2014-06-23 21:58 GMT+02:00 Len Ovens <len(a)ovenwerks.net>et>:
On Mon, 23 Jun 2014, Carlos sanchiavedraz wrote:
Good idea, very convenient and plastic, and quite cheap so it is less
risky to start something for a long run. Keep us informed, please.
Thanks
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2014-06-22 22:21 GMT+02:00 Sam Mulvey
<sam(a)vis.nu>nu>:
One of the cheapest, easiest to hack pieces of hardware out there is a
keyboard. Either the old serial ones (mini din) or the USB type already have
100 plus switches worked out. It is recognized by linux and X and so by any
app, most of which have key mappings already. So long as you are using less
than the full number of switches, it is pretty easy to select switch points
where there can be multiple key presses at once. A pot is a bit harder (and
there is midi pots out there) but could be done with two switches where
moving the pot one way selects one switch and moving it the other way
selects the other.
Keyboards (if you just can't find them free... a coffee spill is not a
problem) can be had for $3 each at thrift stores or even the dollar store
brand new.
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Len Ovens
www.ovenwerks.net
[1]: To the point where I'm designing a hardware interface that acts
like the older boards I'm used to, but is all digital underneath.
Right now, I'm using touchscreens, and having to look at what I'm doing
can actually be a problem sometimes. With pots and switches, I can
feel around.
I would be interested in knowing more about that, if it's not a
supersecret project. A common goal on my projects is to "feel" instead