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]

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

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]

i am playing the guitar and running it through some software on my pc .
the software excepts midi command.

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?)

... rather than buy one i thought why not make one

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:

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

if you replace the IR part with mechanical switches.