cheddatom Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 It could be cool Gaz, but what is he going to control with it? His muse Live DVD of course! And he needs a screen to watch that on!!! Sorry, it's a cool suggestion, but this guy clearly wants to put a "screen" in his guitar that looks like a MIDI strip, not a form of electronic controller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazlang Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 Resistive pot strips = midi strips = skinny screens, whatever. These are essentially what are in the Manson bomber, 007 etc.Connect one of these up to microcontroller to send out midi and you can use it to control what you want (such as your fav muse live dvd) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 I can rewind and fastforward my muse live DVD using my guitar, but I have to watch it on my TV?!? How shit's that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 folks, what i want is this: a midi strip like matt bellamy's (Call me what you will, wannabe, faggot, etc) to control things like a whammy. i dont know where to get a midi strip, unless i destroy a synth. so thats not an option. thanks gazlang for the info on the resistive strips, very helpful i guess i could have worded my question better: its not the look i want, its the size and shape, and the functions of the midi strip i wanted. thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemaniac#2 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 wannabe faggot on a more interesting note. Anyone that has a kp3, do you have to load your patches from the editior everytime you restart. I mean it doesnt take long but its still pretty annoying Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milkybar=] Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 imho i think the new guitar hero buttons, the ones further up the neck would look ossum on a guitar if you got rid of the gay colours and gave it a decent outlining and i have NO clue what it would do, something cool though.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 19, 2009 Share Posted January 19, 2009 i was thinking about that yesterday! but im not sure exactly what they are Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheddatom Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 folks, what i want is this: a midi strip like matt bellamy's (Call me what you will, wannabe, faggot, etc) to control things like a whammy. i dont know where to get a midi strip, unless i destroy a synth. so thats not an option. thanks gazlang for the info on the resistive strips, very helpful i guess i could have worded my question better: its not the look i want, its the size and shape, and the functions of the midi strip i wanted. thanks Cool, i've always wanted to try the midi strip on a guitar connected to a whammy. I was only taking the piss because you said you wanted a "screen" which is obviously nothing to do with a MIDI/resistive strip. If you don't want to break a synth you will have to (I guess) get a resistive strip, and make a circuit to convert the change in resistance to MIDI control data. It sounds complicated, but it's probably not that hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 any idea how? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemaniac#2 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 any idea how? your always cantakerous, awkward and unhelpful so why should anyone help you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toff Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 sik brn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i was not aware of my cantankerous ways! i apologize for what i may have done Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemaniac#2 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 i was not aware of my cantankerous ways! i apologize for what i may have done no worries m8 To answer your question, i really dont have a clue sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 20, 2009 Share Posted January 20, 2009 glad yo ucould forgive me, and im talking to someone about programming midi stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemaniac#2 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 glad yo ucould forgive me, and im talking to someone about programming midi stuff. probs can help then, give me the load down Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 how to make a membrane potentiometer output midi to a whammy pedal or keyboard or somthing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWenus Posted January 22, 2009 Share Posted January 22, 2009 Finally got my KP2 to work today. Sounds good, from what I could actually hear. Some of the F/X worked clear as day, but some didn't. I really dig the snyths on it. I also managed to give myself a head ache while using it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 what did you do to your pad? did you mod it, or did you do the midi setup like gazlang? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthWenus Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Just plugged it into my amp.. And thats probably why some of the effects arent working properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theanatomyofguns Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Just plugged it into my amp.. And thats probably why some of the effects arent working properly. The effects work the same no matter what you plug the kp into Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 are there any videos of matt using the kaoss pad for whammy control? (ive seen the midi strip in use) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomrulez Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 are there any videos of matt using the kaoss pad for whammy control? (ive seen the midi strip in use) Matt has never used the xy to control a whammy, well not that I know of anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teej212 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 so basically, its pointless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musemonkey1 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 so basically, its pointless? The XY pad? no, it controls a Korg Kaoss Pad. What is pointless? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazlang Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 There are quite a lot of effects pedals out now having midi in capability. You can use an XY pad to control these on the fly. e.g. an effect pedal may have gain /compression knobs etc.that are controllable by midi (I dont know this for sure, but dont see why not!) Anyways. I have almost finished doing a complete revamp of my midi project. My old circuit / code was a bit rough around the edges, bad touch pad resolution and not very energy efficient. Essentially the touch pad was sucking current in a constant "pad on" state. Now I have the pad acting as a switch before its touched, so it is only driven when needed, and the circuit can hibernate when its not. Also I have made up an automatic pad callibration code when you switch the thing on, so you can use any size pad without having to reconfigure it (e.g. nintendo DS pads / other manufacturer pads) Also also, I have got a rotary encoder to work for program change (a clicky rotating switch). The one I have has the same shaft size as a standard CTS POT, so will fit knobs to match current volume / tone etc. Safe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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