Gear & Tools

Livid’s brain now supports rotary encoders, LED rings, RGB LEDS, velocity sensitive pads, and standalone (non bus powered) MIDI. AND that’s not all… Watch the video below for full specs and video footage of some amazing DIY controllers that utilize the Brain. We’re eager to...
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By Steven Williams   I was very keen to get my hands on the new Akai MAX49 controller keyboard ever since I first caught wind of it back in January. I read the specs, watched the videos and was very intrigued, but I knew I couldn’t...
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As far as we’re concerned, the days of quietly hiding behind a laptop are over! Controllers help make electronic music performance exciting to watch. So why are most controllers designed to lay flat on a table where no one can see them except the performer?...
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David Cross from 60-Works tipped me off to a wonderful instructable to help DIY’ers build their first controller. It begins with a nice list of links to components and proceeds through all the steps to make a custom Teensy Arduino based controller. Hats off to...
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