DJ Raseri’s DIY Scratch MIDI Controller

DJ Raseri has patched together, literally, a Scratch MIDI Controller that appears to work awfully well in a YouTube video. According to Raseri, he set out to “build a MIDI controller that can be used by scratch DJs.” Raseri felt the current crop of Jog Wheel controllers came up wanting in terms of sensitivity and scratching, and are often handicapped with crossfaders that are “usually of low quality and/or too stiff...

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Omer Yosha Introduces The AirPiano – MIDI Controller

Omer Yosha has introduced the AirPiano, an innovative MIDI controller, which allows users to play and manipulate software instruments by moving their hands in the air space above it. According to Yosha’s sparse website: Above the AirPiano is a virtual matrix of keys and faders, each assigned with MIDI messages and ready to be triggered. The length of a triggered note is equivalent to the time a hand is placed on the...

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