I dug out my old Zoom RT-123 drum machine/bass synth, and realized it has a midi input that I never fucked with.
Thinking it would be really cool to be able to do bass lines/drones and/or drums with my feet, but don't have the budget to dish out on actual bass pedals...unless someone knows something?? Kind of the point of this thread. Any body go down this rabbit hole or have any ideas?
Sort of thinking my best bet is to buy an arduino nano, and just build a custom controller with arcade buttons or maybe normal footswitches.
I would totally look at one of those Keith McMillen controllers with one of his MIDI din adapters. But beware—I’ve seen reports that they fail when used on carpeting.
D.o.S. wrote:Broadly speaking, if we at ILF are dropping 300 bucks on a pedal it probably sounds like an SNES holocaust.
friendship wrote:death to false bleep-blop
UglyCasanova wrote:brb gonna slap my dick on my stomp boxes
Depends on what you are trying to control. If it's just CC or PC commands, I can vouch for these: https://www.actition.net/
I have a few of them that I'm about to replace with some of his kits and a custom enclosure I'm making. I know of no one else out there who makes footswitch stompable midi controllers for this cheap. Have had no issues with them since I acquired the first one six years ago.
Had a Soft Step for a bit and it worked fine too. But multiple Actitions fit my setup better and was more affordable than multiple Soft Steps.
I can reccomand these 2 devices:
DMC Midi Baby 3
Morning Star MC3/6/8
I have the MB3 and MC3 and both are stellar solid units, Mibi Baby more simple, no banks.
But if you have the budget it's worthy having a look at the Morning Star offerings.