Search for a tactile midi controller

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I love playing midi using my PC keyboard or the buttons on the digitakt. The feedback from the switches feels way better than midi keyboards or pads. I want a controller with 64 digitakt buttons, or a mechanical pc keyboard designed just for note playing. Some of the new gaming keyboards (wooting 60he) have Hall-effect switches which send analog signal based on the pressdepth, there’s already programs to use this for midi velocity & aftertouch, but idk how well this works…

does anyone fw me on this… maybe im just a FREAK

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You know about Midi Fighter 64?

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I’ve seen one of those norns grid type controllers with tactile switches. That might be along the lines of what you’re looking for.

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Grid is really cool, but the interface is annoyingly obscure. I guess that’s one of the setbacks of the open source nature of Norns.

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Fair enough!

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There are some interfaces available on Etsy…

This one for instance.

https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/1655731389/

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Oh yeah midi fighters… that looks pretty good. What you posted @shigginpit is exactly what I want… buttons closer together for chords… but these are all DIY right? I haven’t seen mechanical keyboard like this on the market…

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I thinks it’s oto_denki that does these amazing builds. I think they only sell these stuff for DIY though.

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