MIDI Percussion Controller

RE: MIDI Percussion Controller

genebren — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 16:23:03 GMT

Very cool Doug! Midi is an interesting beast. I recently purchased a MIDI keyboard and I have working in building a MIDI interface to my Multi-channel synthesizer project. They MIDI board that I have has programmable knobs and sliders that I can use to provide controls to all of the settings within the multiple voice channels plugged into the new (MIDI) motherboard. Now, I just need more time to get this up and running.

I might need to copy some of your piezo sensors, as yet another approach to control my synthesizer projects. Thanks for sharing!

RE: MIDI Percussion Controller

arvindsa — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 07:20:34 GMT

Ah, Nice, how far away from the Piezo sensor can you hit before it stops detecting the hits?

RE: MIDI Percussion Controller

DAB — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:38:08 GMT

Great project Douglas.

Many years ago I set up a fractal pattern generator to play music based upon the values it calculated.

Very interesting sound.

RE: MIDI Percussion Controller

beacon_dave — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:15:46 GMT

Nice project.

I got myself a sequencer/synth recently to try and improve my sense of rhythm. I think it might take electrodes and higher voltages though...

RE: MIDI Percussion Controller

rsc — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:23:02 GMT

I've got a pile of MIDI stuff in the basement lab from MIDI-controlled Tesla coils I designed back around 2006. I also made some triggered drum practice pads by attaching piezoelectric sensors to the back of the pads and running the signal to a micro. Fun stuff.