Custom MIDI controllers, who makes em?

[lionelfischer]

Besides Faderfox who else does custom MIDI controllers? I can't seem to find what I need readily available anywhere, wanna have something made

[weasel79]

since you mentioned faderfox, here's another german site offering custom controllers:
http://www.keyboardmanufaktur.de/

and then there is
http://www.tinamilab.com/
and
https://yaeltex.com/en/
http://midicustomshop.com/

no personal experience with either though...

also i am sure you can find a lot of talented builders here on the forum, midi controllers are not particularly hard to DIY in professional quality...

[cackland]

Besides Faderfox who else does custom MIDI controllers? I can't seem to find what I need readily available anywhere, wanna have something made

What are your requirements?

[lionelfischer]

Besides Faderfox who else does custom MIDI controllers? I can't seem to find what I need readily available anywhere, wanna have something made

What are your requirements?

i'd like something kinda like two novation launch control xl's side by side. with two more buttons below each fader. and two more knobs above each fader. the livid ds1 comes close but no cigar. rotary encoders would be dope but knobs are fine

[Sandrine]

Wow that's something I haven't done in a very long time! Design a MIDI controller I mean. The last was before Arduino existed wow. Sorry, just hit me

[koen]

Hi! I am actually making a MIDI controller myself at the moment! Not sure if I can be of any help though since I already have a design ready. How many channels are you thinking of? Did you already make a drawing of some sort?

If you have any good input for my controller, I’d love to hear it

[lionelfischer]

similar to novation launchpad xl

- 9 faders
- 5 knobs above each fader (center detent on top two)
- 2 small buttons above each fader side by side
- 4 buttons below each fader (three of them are small side by side, the fourth is larger on the bottom)

I like the spacing of the launch control XL faders and the overall feel.

[koen]

similar to novation launchpad xl

- 9 faders
- 5 knobs above each fader (center detent on top two)
- 2 small buttons above each fader side by side
- 4 buttons below each fader (three of them are small side by side, the fourth is larger on the bottom)

I like the spacing of the launch control XL faders and the overall feel.

Those are indeed very specific demands . It will probably turn out to be quite a big controller.

Did you ever look into building one yourself? Livid has some nice stuff to help, that's pretty cool IMO. https://lividinstruments.com/products/builder/

I also like the feel of the Launch Control XL, especially the knobs. I'm trying to find similar potentiometers as they're using for my own MIDI controller. Hard to find though :(.

[cackland]

The control knobs on the novation are custom.

[lionelfischer]

It's more the faders and the way the caps are close to each other on XL that I want to replicate on my controller. The knobs can be something else, but detent is preferred

[koen]

The control knobs on the novation are custom.

Do you mean the knobs or the potentiometers?

[cackland]

The control knobs on the novation are custom.

Do you mean the knobs or the potentiometers?

Keyword: knob

[MYTX]

Hey, just found this thread and mention our work making custom MIDI controllers at Yaeltex. I just wanted to do an update since we released a whole new hardware and software framework in 2020 and I think we might be able to help you do a controller like the one you were looking for. You can check The Factory to design it yourself with a real-time quotation. Let me know if you have any doubts about the web designer or our hardware, I'll be happy to answer any questions. Cheers!

[Sandrine]

It's super easy to make a MIDI controller with some basic knowledge of electronics really. With all the pre-written code / librariesnow you don't even need to know how to do that. I need to make one for my XR-18 mixer as I'm getting tired of opening the app to adjust a fader