simple circuit help

[davidjk]

ok so i want to create a simple midi controller with a few stomp switches but i have no idea how to make one. can anyone point me in the right direction

[Thomas W]

[quote="davidjk"]ok so i want to create a simple midi controller with a few stomp switches but i have no idea how to make one. can anyone point me in the right direction[/quote]

What instrument are you playing? And what is a stomp switch? I only know stomp boxes from blues guitar music Is it something similar to that, like simulating a bass drum?
What do you want your controller to do?

[davidjk]

i am playing the guitar and running it through some software on my pc .
the software excepts midi command.
for example i can change effects, or stop and start recording.
just simple on or off commands

rather than buy one i thought why not make one

[Thomas W]

[quote="davidjk"]i am playing the guitar and running it through some software on my pc .
the software excepts midi command.[/quote]
What program are you using on your PC?
And what connector do you want to use, i.e. USB, serial, parallel (or perhaps Bluetooth, or infrared?)

[quote="davidjk"]... rather than buy one i thought why not make one[/quote]
That's where the fun begins! (and sometimes headaches )

[davidjk]

i have a usb to midi interface already
i am using guitar rig and amplitube which both learn midi commands

basically i need a box with maybe 5 stomp switches with the appropriate circuitry and a female midi interface

[Thomas W]

It seems like you would need a microcontroller to handle the MIDI communication protocol. This circuit could be modified:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbuIDk6IfMk[/url]
[url]http://www.flickr.com/photos/recotana/2283848566/[/url]

if you replace the IR part with mechanical switches.