[PD] Looking for a pedal controller

Wed Jun 9 00:31:37 CEST 2010

A friend of mine (guitarist) loves that pedal, quoting: - "really study and
heavy".

On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 11:25 PM, Jaime Oliver <jaime.oliver2 at gmail.com>wrote:

> Well, I have ordered the arduinos, but should get to them in about a week.
> I think I'll go with one of these:
>
>
> http://www.midi-store.com/Moog-Moogerfooger-EP-2-Expression-pedal-p-16985.html
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 3:02 PM, hghoyer <mail at hghoyer.de> wrote:
>
>> hmm, You want to read out some analog Voltage between 0 and 5 Volts and
>> then takes this value out with a Midi Pitch Bend Message? Great Idea... I am
>> very interessted in this patch... In 2 Weeks I will to a workshop. Ten i
>> will discuss these Idea... If anyone hat such an Arduino - Patch, i ´m very
>> interessted to get these!1
>>
>> Hans
>>
>> 2010/6/8 Pedro Lopes <pedro.lopes at ist.utl.pt>
>>
>> Nice idea, I didn't realize that. So I went and checked the MIDI 1.0
>>> implementation chart[1] its a cool trick, it gives another byte of
>>> information apparently as stated here[2]:
>>>
>>>
>>> Pitch Bend    MSB       +          LSB
>>>
>>>
>>> Always learning...thanks :)
>>>
>>> [1] http://www.midi.org/techspecs/midimessages.php
>>> [2] http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/Multimedia/node158.html
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:47 PM, Jaime Oliver <jaime.oliver2 at gmail.com>wrote:
>>>
>>>> Or you can use an arduino and send midi messages through pitch-bend or
>>>> one of those high-res midi messages...
>>>>
>>>> J
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Pedro Lopes <pedro.lopes at ist.utl.pt>wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> >Actually, an arduino is more than enough for what you want. you can
>>>>> have data from 0 to 1023, that is >quite a lot, plus, you can use it
>>>>> directly on puredta using pduino, no need for OSC.
>>>>>  I second that, arduino will do!
>>>>> But if you want to built an "pd-independent" device, you can use OSC in
>>>>> arduino - although much harder than simply reading values with pduino - some
>>>>> guys already posted code for sending OSC messages from arduino devices [1],
>>>>> so then you can plug it to whatever you want: pd, ardour, osc-to-midi apps,
>>>>> processing, supercollider :D
>>>>>
>>>>> [1] http://recotana.com/recotanablog/?page_id=222 (this ships the
>>>>> messages from ethernet cable on the arduino's ethernet shield, but there
>>>>> might be more similar projects that ship from usb)
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 8, 2010 at 10:24 PM, Ricardo Lameiro <
>>>>> ricardolameiro at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Actually, an arduino is more than enough for what you want. you can
>>>>>> have data from 0 to 1023, that is quite a lot, plus, you can use it directly
>>>>>> on puredta using pduino, no need for OSC.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2010/6/8 Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> A gamepad would definitely be LESS precise as each potentiometer will
>>>>>>> map data between 0 and 255. But i've never found this to be a problem.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> 2010/6/8 Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I guess it could, only Arduino is more expensive i suppose. I'll try
>>>>>>>> to provide you with some pictures sometime soon.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> 2010/6/8 Achim Bloch <achim.bloch at yahoo.fr>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>  Hi Pierre
>>>>>>>>> could you provide more details on how you built your pedal?
>>>>>>>>> Could'nt the gamepad be replaced with an Arduino?
>>>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>>> Cyrill
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> --- En date de : *Mar 8.6.10, Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com>*a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> De: Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> Objet: Re: [PD] Looking for a pedal controller
>>>>>>>>> À: "Achim Bloch" <achim.bloch at yahoo.fr>, "pd-list" <pd-list at iem.at
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>> Date: Mardi 8 juin 2010, 7h25
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Hi Achim,
>>>>>>>>> You'll have no latency problems with a USB pedal in Linux using the
>>>>>>>>> [hid] object. No "noticeable" latency at least.
>>>>>>>>> There are two problems arising when attempting to built a USB pedal
>>>>>>>>> : first you need to actually make the pedal (the traditional cry baby design
>>>>>>>>> is probably the easiest way to go), then you need to connect it to a good
>>>>>>>>> usb gamepad. I insist on the "good" here because it is essential if you want
>>>>>>>>> to have a decent expression pedal. The best would be to test the gamepad
>>>>>>>>> before buying it and turning it into a pedal.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> 2010/6/7 Achim Bloch <achim.bloch at yahoo.fr<http://mc/compose?to=achim.bloch@yahoo.fr>
>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Pierre
>>>>>>>>>> and thanx for your answer.
>>>>>>>>>> I am looking for an expression foot controller. Something working
>>>>>>>>>> somehow like a wah-wah pedal. But I am unsure if I need a device with an OSC
>>>>>>>>>> dedicated driver, or if any USB pedal would do the job. What I primarily
>>>>>>>>>> expect from this device is accuracy, and low-latency.
>>>>>>>>>> Do you have any examples (photographs, audio samples) of the
>>>>>>>>>> device you made? I am curious!
>>>>>>>>>> Achim
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> --- En date de : *Dim 6.6.10, Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=pimassat@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> >* a écrit :
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> De: Pierre Massat <pimassat at gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=pimassat@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> Objet: Re: [PD] Looking for a pedal controller
>>>>>>>>>> À: "Achim Bloch" <achim.bloch at yahoo.fr<http://mc/compose?to=achim.bloch@yahoo.fr>
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>> Date: Dimanche 6 juin 2010, 20h40
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Hi Achim,
>>>>>>>>>> I've built one myself, based on a usb gamepad. I can give you some
>>>>>>>>>> tips. But you'll have to be more precise about what you really need
>>>>>>>>>> (expression pedal or just switches?)
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Pierre
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> 2010/6/6 Achim Bloch <achim.bloch at yahoo.fr<http://mc/compose?to=achim.bloch@yahoo.fr>
>>>>>>>>>> >
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>  Hi listees
>>>>>>>>>>> I'm looking for a pedal controller that is accurate enough to
>>>>>>>>>>> send OSC messages to pd, in order to control some effect patches for my
>>>>>>>>>>> guitar.
>>>>>>>>>>> Can anyone help me in finding a good one, maybe providing a
>>>>>>>>>>> perqsonal experience feedback?
>>>>>>>>>>> Thanks in advance,
>>>>>>>>>>> Achim
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
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