LIVE from the Lab: Arduino NANO Midi Controller
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 25 มี.ค. 2017
- In this episode we build a simple Midi Controller with an Arduino Nano and connect it to Ableton Live.
NOTE This project is for 5-Pin Midi only NOT USB Midi.
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Great ,man! Thanks to you in 30 min I turned an old ,usles midi foot controller in fully functional foot controller for my Headrush Gigboard . Thank u so very much!!!! Greetings from Bulgaria!!!
At 1:01:15 you mentioned Vin. I usually use a 9V Battery for that. Also a combo of POT-SWITCH would work fine.
wonderfull JOB , now I can make a lot of midi controller with old guitar gears that was abandoned here... my first will be a old broken VOX Tonelab SE, It will be a real furious controller for my guitar ... all because of you, thanks.
hey just curious what happened to your Tonelab SE? does it not work or do the LEDs blink like crazy but everything still works?
Great videos and code. Much appreciated. Thanks!!
Thank you KanePat for being my first ever SuperThanks supporter! Much appreciated :)
Awesome session! I just got a nano and was really hoping to use it with your midi controller software thanks Dave!
Thanks Jaco! Good luck with your build
Great tutorial! I'm trying to use both the Midi input circuit and this output circuit to reassign the cc# that each pot sends based on reading incoming cc# from a synth when a button is pressed. Any tips for how to dynamically reassign the outputs? I'm diving into your controller.h and .cpp but still a little lost. So far I've initiated a variable for the CC commands and then in the updateButtons loop am waiting for a button press then trying to read in the midi cc in and setting that as the variable for that button's cc, but I think I'm running into an error with midi hex to int translations?
great stuff man
to anyone who's not aware, you can tell midiox to display decimal instead of hex. just right click on the monitor window and select "display as decimal"
Thank you for all the tutorials. You are great!!! Is it possible to make a video how to make a USB midi controller?
Excellent video. Please do a tutorial talking about rotary encoders and MIDI controllers.
Love the video switcher
I've just came as an accident to this video and......Guitar and electronics???!! well, SIGN ME IN!!! I've just suscribed, pretty much everything I want is here, awesome videos, keep the awesome work
Thanks Orion! Welcome to the channel :) I also livestream on Twitch if you are on there.
great stuff bro gonna try make exactly what you make but 12 rotary do i need mmultiplexor for 12 or more for nano?
Awesome video, thanks. Is it possible to add leds to the switchs?
Great tut !
Is it possible to use piezo elements as a buttons and what extra modifications/components would be necessary ? I want to hook it up to my Korg Volca Sample with the Pajen firmware to enhance my Analog Drum Kit. :)
great great great guide.. thank you very much.. i built my six button footswitch for HX Stomp only following your instructions and now it's working great.. only thing I wanna ask: I want one switch to send CC69-Value 0 and another to send CC69-Value 1... and so on which is used to switch between snapshots while staying in a preset. Looking at your code, I can't figure out how I can add value to any CC.. can you please help me? thanks
Hello Notes and Volts. Very good video and explanation. I just started building a midi controller and this helps a lot. I have now started with the potentiometers and I get an error message with programming. "Pot" does not name a type. I have downloaded the program from your website and have not adapted anything to the text yet. Have no idea what I did wrong.
This is awesome!! I've got two questions though..1.Do i need to finalise the setup via Ableton or is it ready to use with Midi after the Arduino programming and 2. can I use this setup to send communicate midi to a Raspberry setup?
instead of the TX pin I have activity on the RX pin whenever I press a button or move a pot..what could i have done wrong??
This is fxcking unreal! Thank you so much for your tutorial AND THE CODE! I just built this thing and it works! Pure Data loves it.
Two things I got mildly stuck on that might help others to know :
1. if the sketch won't compile if this library is missing, do a quick google, find the library on Github, google again if you don't know how to install a library in the Arduino IDE. it's as easy as installing a plug-in
2. STOP asking if this will work with USB! You don't need it! Get a Midi to USB cable. Try ebay, I got two for $15 w/ free shipping. Plug that cable between your midi and USB holes. There, fixed.
I don't know if anyone appreciates just how much work there is in creating this stuff. Noobs like me with some soldering skills, but zero code brain can build it simple as Lego. Thank you so much again! xx
Hi , Love the videos. can i use your stock midi controller sketch to do program change. All i see is CC.
I have this attached to a synth and when I turn the synth on, the midi controller starts up with it - but thevalues of the pots aren't correct until I fiddle with each one of them. How can I make sure the midi controller sends all the values of each cc note it controls to my synth when it starts up? Manually calibrating things every time I start the synth up is a pain in the butt(plus I have to sacrifice all the settings I had previously due to the fiddling of knobs : (
if i want to connect to pc will work with midi to usb cable?or i need a soundcard ?
saya suka..........good job.
Hello~Awesome tutorial!!!Really THX~ Can I ask how to use the same code on Mega with Multiplexers ? It is totally no problem on UNO board. Because I use out all the flash memory, so I changed to Mega board, but it can't work.
Dave, I'd like you to build a MIDI box with: IN, OUT, Thru
What an excellent tutorial! I'm looking forward to build my own midi controller with Arduino. However I have some questions, if I replace the potentiometer with a rotary encoder, can I use the same code that you provided?
Also, are there anyway to receive information from the daw so that I can have a Vu meter displaying the value inside the daw?
Hi Flaming Onion. Rotary encoders won't work with this.
I am Brazilian ! I admire and respect your work, you have nothing crazy.
thanks for sharing this information
Thank you very much!
Thank you for the knowledge, I just have a question, can I build 12x6 knob midi controller with this technic (you mentioned something like multiplexer?!)? I'm totally new to arduino, but I really want to build one because I need it for my livesetup and I dont find anything on the market what would work in my situtation.
Btw I'm curious about can you use endless encoders too? bc in that case maybe less knob is enough.
Really appreciate your work. If you need any help in graphic design and 3d, hit me up!
All the best,
Lazly B.
So, it is really easy to send it over usb. Just use hairless midi, set the baudrate to 31250. thats all folks :D
Yılmaz Yurdakul or just flash dual moco ;)
@@ОлегПТИИЦ I did not try this. Thanks for the tip
Thanx dood
U r the best
I have a bunch of 5 pin jacks that looks like they would work but the angle of the pins is different, IE the middle of each hole is in the correct place but the 'lines' are rotated differently. Would that work, since the cross section of the sticky-out bits on the male side of a midi cable is just dots instead of lines?
I find the cost of the connectors are like, a quarter of the price if you just search for the type of connector instead of just calling it a midi jack. The only issue is that you have to go through one of those electronics hobbyist sites that looks like it's designed by someone who edited the HTML in windows default notepad.
Awesome awesome awesome channel!
Thanks Taylor!
Is it possible to have the MIDI signal go via the USB port itself, to skip the MIDI port entirely?
hi, is possible use the 12 digital pins in the arduino nano? thanks
Hello. Great video! If i wanted to use a controller just like this but to control a program on the computer (like mobius looper or Ableton live), would only the code have to change to send the midi messages through the USB? Or would I need a separate usb midi output jack.... or would it be a completely different project altogether?
Arduino doenst have native usb midi. You can try using teensy to do just what you want.
Does it mean that I won't be able to create a USB MIDI device using Nano?
Hi, I started to build the auduino synth as explained in others video and I wanted also to do the midi upgrade, is it possibile to build the project using arduino nano as you explained in this live, only by changing the stand-alone circuit to the arduino nano board?
Hi Walter. I'm planning to try this out in my next live stream. Stay tuned.
hi,Is it possible to work with adobe premier, lightroom?
Hello Notes and Volts. Thank you very much for those 3 great tutorials, great work and explanation here ! I trying to reproduce this controller and having few troubles, I have a question just to be sure : You are using a Nano, would it possible to do it with an arduino uno ? Thank you very much
Cheers !
Hi Diego. You can use an UNO for this as well. Just make sure you check the pin numbers.
Really enjoying these tutorials. I've not used Arduino before but going to attempt a guitar pedalboard to operate Guitar Gig.
One question... the Nano... I assume that I can wire it to operate via a battery?
Thanks so much.
Yep, battery power is possible, I think with the nano it's power range is between 3.3V and 5V :).
Could not find Arduino Nano Midi controller on Nuts and Bolts site. Direct Link?
Can I replace the midi jack with a usb-A jack?
Need to make this, thanks for tutorial
Thanks P3Hi!
thanks for the soldering hints at the beginning o/
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Thanks Rho!
im a great fan of your work i will star making my own controller tnak you very much and i only have a question.
If it's possible to make our MIDI by USB HUB and be detected by computer as an MIDI Hub controller?
Hi Tiacaelel. This project is for 5-Pin midi only.
you professional,thanks for video and i want to ask
How can i connect the encoder Not using potentiometer ?
thats totally another thing. there you need to change the logic - so arduino as I guess will need to check input on digital in and increment or decrement value. all about the code
Why dont you do serial only by usb??!! Can i use the usb with hairless midi for this!!??
Hi, why is it that many peoplo use an optocoupler to the rx pin ? i-m trying to build a synth with midi in capability and i can't get my head around it. Great vid btw i learned a lot, thank you.
Hi Martin. The optocoupler is a protection device so it's a good idea to protect equipment from bad input signals since they are of unknown quality.
Got it thank you, i am trying to build the granular synth now and when i try to compile and upload the code to my arduino nano, it displays the "error compiling for board arduino nano" message.. any ideas about what it is causing it? i am trying to compile the .ino file included in the zip file. Thanks again.
Id like to install a midi output on my guitar how would that be possible?
Hey, I can get this circuit (specifically the arduino midi in/out part) to work with my midi2usb cable and every message from arduino seems ok in midiox monitor, however if I hookup any of my HW synths to the midi out, nothing comes through (listening on the right channels) and even "banana split" midi box is silent (no activity LED). Can there be a low current issue and what could be the problem? Midi cable is tested with midi controller. Arduino is connected via powered usb hub. I'm electronics noob and I have only a simple $10 V/A/ohm tester...
I have identified the problem: I was using 3.5 mm stereo (1/8 TRS) to midi converter. I suppose it was sucking the juice out of Tx or something (I'm not an electrician), just barely enough for MIDI2USB cable to read it and hardware synths to not... As soon as I installed normal din5 directly to Tx out, the synths began working.
What is the system of computer? is the windows system better for this project ?
Could you explain once how to connect also the midi in and not just the midi out on arduino?
Notes and Volts I've been trying to recreate this midi controller but i have a question, can the arduino usb port be used to connect to the computer and use the midi controller instead of the MIDI output?
Great video by the way!
Thanks Antonio! Unfortunately, this project can't use USB Midi. I am working on a USB version of this for the future. Stay tuned :)
i will! keep up the good work!
@@NotesAndVolts it would be very gentle if u can share usb port prefer to midi output .. please share if u have got the link
Will this work with analog gear?
Que program pc usas???
Hej! I can only find the code for the UNO midi controller project, where can I find everything I need for this project? Thank you in advance!
Hi Axel. There's a part list here: www.notesandvolts.com/2016/07/arduino-midi-controller-multiplexers.html
You can use a Arduino UNO or Nano.
who can explain me what is the difference between single byte midi and 2 byte midi control?thanks
Does this work with the Arduino nanos with CH340? I have 3 of the ones by Rex Qualis which are CH340 instead of FTDI.
Hi Jason. It will work but you may need to install a driver to get your Nanos talking to the Arduino IDE.
Hi!!!
First, congrats for you work
I wanna know, how can i get the metal boxes!??
I live in Spain and i will start to make some device of your channel.
Greetings!!
Hi Luis. If you are talking about the Hammond boxes I use, search for 1590bb on Spanish amazon.
+Notes and Volts
THANKS!!!!
Please anyone....where can i get ''ready made'' arduino code for a 76 key midi keyboard .....any idea ???
Hey! You did some midi circuit before using an optocoupler and a diod, how come that isn't needed? Maybe im missing something obvious.
Great stuff btw, keep it up!!!
maybe it got something to do with this not being usb midi (just read the description)...
Hi calleask. The optocoupler is only need on a midi input, not an output.
So... How can I to do the same without midi in, I mean... I would like to use USB to controller midi in ableton live. And thank you ofr this video, I loved it.
Leonardo Siqueira You can flash dual moco, man, google it
can you please tell me that will it work with adobe lightroom using MIDI2LR?
yes
Any one got a part list?
What's the maximum amount of knobs you could do?
Should be 8, because the NANO has 8 analog inputs.
Hi!
How many kΩ the potentiometers,and buttons?
Thanks for the reply!
10K Linear pots
oh... using the breadboard to align the headers would've been smart
I keep getting an error message when attempting to upload the sketch to the arduino.Error Message: Build options changed, rebuilding all
MIDI_Controller_v1-2:2:24: error: Controller.h: No such file or directory
compilation terminated.
exit status 1
Controller.h: No such file or directory
Try to see if you have actually added this library to the Arduino IDE, I have had this problem as well. It turned out I had not loaded the complete library, but only a part of it to the Arduino IDE.
Hi great video! i'm working on a small project was wondering if you'd be kind enough to help me
Can you help me. With arduino mega 2560. Pin 2 3 4 5 no. Not suppoort. Multiplexer.
how do you feel about the stm32F4 discovery board?
Hi WER. I haven't had any experience with this board but it does look kind of cool. I might take a look at one in the future.
Notes and Volts haha, all I do is suggest new boards to you
did the same thing... but my ide says
"compilation error: expected constructor, destructor, or type conversion before ':' token" .......
oh... arduino uno only... i'm on leonardo...
Can you command a channel change on the fly?
What about power from the midi lead? Or is it the opposite direction?
I want to make an Arduino midi conyroller like this. There are 2 GM sound modules like vs1053 or MT 32, but the second one is specifically for drums/percussion, Cistom Sound for playing back Midi songs. The sound module uses Channel 10 custom Midi sampler, the other uses GM Synth vs. 1053 controller uses Arduino. mega, esp32, or rp2040 pico which has 2 serial pins for these 2 midi and 2 midi out can you add code to the midi filter that you made thanks in advance best wishes tedy
How to put LEDs on when you press the midi buttons?
do you want to make a novation launchpad?
@@CoberlightShow yep
Hi, so why are you using Arduino NANO when sketch is for UNO ?? is there a Sketch for nano ?? Thanks
Hi Marcos. The UNO and NANO are compatible boards, just different shapes. Sorry for the confusion.
@@NotesAndVolts So, Arduino IDE gives me "Error compiling for Arduino NANO" alert while trying to upload, must be an libraries problem?
Eliminated "Controller.ccp" from library foldor and uploaded right. Only thing is i can´t read midi messages from Midi-Ox. Wiring is the same as video. Using Behringer UR22 Audio Interface.
@@NotesAndVolts Worked Perfectly !!! Thanks very much
Goddamn amazing bro 🙏
Thank you! :)
How do I make this control through usb instead of MIDI?
And is it possible to use this same programming for a Arduino Micro so it is a plug and play?
The cheap Chinese Nanos don’t need external programmer if you have the 340 driver/w old bootloader
How to make MIDI button hanel 10 /solo/mute please
11.19 220 ohms - 220 K - you say both! Which is it?
220 Ohms
So this only works with ABLETON?
It will work with any midi device.
mine said mux was wrong ! why
You look like the doctor friend from House a little
LoL!
my code says bu1 is not valid?
why cant i see the clip, i can just hear the audio??
software and pdf?
PLEASE MAKE VIDEOS ON USB MIDI
Skip to 10:08
10:07
Midi to Bluetooth 😉 (a hidden advantage of working with 5pin plugs)
First video of yours I’ve seen. Thanks for the good work!
Naturally, +1 subscriber & friendly enthusiast 👍🏼
Thanks again
Do you know the difference between NANO & MINI?
I know; I'm just to lazy to find out myself.
google that
Hi Ted. The Mini doesn't have USB on board so you need an external device to program it.
on this tutorial for the first 10 min I get your Intro screen and can hear you talking about the project but can't see what your talking about . :(
Hi Louise. I used the TH-cam editor to trim the start of the stream when I uploaded it. This recently messed up a lot of my old videos. I have removed the edits but it will take a few days for TH-cam to process. It should work then.
I'VE LEARN A LOT, CAN YOU PLS. BUILD A COMPLETE DRUM SET USING ARDUINO MEGA 2560 WITH EZ DRUMMER, LABELING ALL PIEZO EG. KICK, SNARE, SIDE STICK, THE 4 TOMS, CLOSE AND OPEN HI TAT, AND CYMBALS. I WANT TO LEARN IT FOR MY MUSIC RECORDING STUDIO. I WILL BE REGRETFUL IF YOU DO THIS, NOT FOR ME ALONE BUT FOR OTHERS THAT NEEDS IT TOO
lol maybe radio shacks decision to leave Canada wasn't totally thought through
So you basically don’t want to be like Bob Ross. I like to twirl pot ‘s before turn pots too.
I love your walk through of this concept.
Thanks for paying it forward with your knowledge. Thank you 🙏
God Bless
@@jj74qformerlyjailbreak3 Thanks JJ!
Mmmmmm, A1.
I thought it would be boring, it wasn't at all
Awesome! Thanks Angel :)
Those in between subscribe and donation announcements are so distracting and waste of time. You can probably thank them later in the end. or name them in the credits. Great videos though. Thanks
Well, I'm incredibly disappointed here.I've been watching this video for a while, and now that I've built my controller and am read to program my arduino, I download the software and see that it's missing about 90% of the code he's modifying. It doesn't #include the MIDI library, so there is clearly NO way it will work even IF it compiles. It's the right version compared to what he SAYS it is in the video, but it's CLEARLY NOT. It doesn't even mention Nuts&Volts or who wrote the 'ware. I guess I can freeze the screen and type it in from there, but that seems pretty hit and miss if I don't see the whole program during that effort. I have downloaded the code from both the pots and the multiplexer pages and it's the EXACT same. Essentially useless to me. This is INCREDIBLY disappointing. Guess I'm looking elsewhere for my project's completion. Thanks for nothin'.
hi will, have you finished your project yet? there is a link on his site to the midi libraries... github.com/FortySevenEffects/arduino_midi_library or include it in the arduino library manager