[LAU] Linux Based Guitar fx / midi controller

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On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 6:11 PM, Salvatore Di Pietro
<salvuz_78 at virgilio.it> wrote:
> Nathanael Anderson wrote:
>> I've seen talk on the list before of people throwing around the idea of
>> a linux based guitar, but haven't heard mention of a linux based
>> stompbox controller.
>>
>> I just ordered what I think will make the perfect stompbox case from
>> http://www.surplussales.com/Cab-RacksHardware/encl_2.html, they have a
>> 12" x 24" keyboard enclosure with a slant on it, which is very similar
>> to the shape of a standard fully featured fx petal. my plans are to put
>> a x86 based board in it that'll easily handle jack, rakarrak,
>> sooperlooper, and some ladspa effects. build midi in/through/out ports
>> in to it and a 16 char lcd, some stompbox functions that'll be mapped to
>> midi commands. i'll probably build a 15" lcd into a portable case I have
>> so I can track loop status of sooperloop easily, maybe even go with a
>> touchscreen. I also use a roland gr-20 guitar synth, which is midi
>> equiped. Just throwing this out for feedback for now, I hope to hear of
>> some other people that have done similar things.
>
> I built something like this a year ago! The "salvuzbox". Using a small
> PentiumIII board+ a 512 MB flash disk in a metal case, running Slackware
> 11 (it's toooooo handy for tailoring the system to your needs), jack,
> sooperlooper and OmSynth for the DSP part. They use OSC for
> communication and I needed something fast working, so I modified
> slconsole to send OSC messages to both, using the keyboard, which I
> mangled until I obtained a stompbox with metal buttons. For now I use
> the (ex) keyboard LEDS to display the state of the looping, but I have
> the intention to include a drum machine as well, and an LCD display
> (when I'll spare some money...). When I'll get the time I'll put up a
> website with photos and samples, and I hope to use it for my degree
> thesis, surely after having improved it with real MIDI control and other
> features. But by now, it is damn fun to use at least :)
>
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