"This is a little rundown of how this MIDI controller came into being, made largely because I am an idiot and will probably forget half of what I did when it breaks and it’s time to build another one. My requirements were pretty simple: I needed an Ableton controller that I could hammer on, that I could use blind-drunk in the dark, that would be solid and predictable and could take some hits, and not cost a fortune. Oh, and I wanted to never, ever, ever have to touch my laptop during a show. Everyone’s gonzo about 2-way communication between software and hardware these days, but I don’t like looking at LEDs and I HATE staring at my computer screen. I figured that if there was anything with a variable state, it would be hardwired to a knob or a fader and I’d know where it was set by looking at the knob, not at some lights or the laptop. So this nixed things like channel mutes and solo/cue buttons. I did a lot of planning to figure out what was absolutely necessary and what would have to go. Read on!"
"Enough already with all us laptop clowns fiddling with our peewee units; real rock stars go out with their fists up and they break shit. You can’t look at tits when you’re staring at a laptop, unless there are tits on the laptop, in which case why leave the house in the first place?
Boobs, Chad. Say boobs."
Pretty clever, if you ask me.
