Hey! i was just wondering if you can do the exact same Kaoss/Guitar mod with the KP3 ... seeing as you've used KP2

e-mail me please kotschy_90@hotmail.co.uk

 

Thanks

Jake

hey, your guide is brilliant although i havnt started it yet. Im getting a kp2 soon and i'm just making a plan for construction and i'm a bit unsure in a few areas. (sorry if people have asked before but you have got pages of replys)

1. firstly am i on the right track by saying that initialy the sound is coming out of the guitar going down to the kp2 to be processed and then going back to the guitar and then towards the amp, with the pad (and switch) just having longer wires between itself and the processor. if so then great.
2. also, what precautions should i take when making the cavity (wood/finnish splitting)
3. what material is the the thing made of, i might put db9 connector somewhere else.
4. can you help me with ideas of mounting the pad as your thing looks difficult to make.
5. is the wiring pretty much straight forward and does the pad get powered through the db9?
6. lastly, how did you mount the switch and db9 jack

looks good though, well done, iwas inspired by matts manson, i'd love to own a manson

thanks

leaving the guitar aside, have you tried connecting anything other than the touchpad to the db9 input on the kaoss to see if it controlls it?

I ask beacuse my touchpad got busted and i was wondering if maybe thered be a way to instal a joystick or something.

 

awsome hack by the way!

Hi all,

 Don't know what kind of progression everyone is making with this.

I am part way to finishing my kaoss guitar (it's still being made). I have a custom tele and will add the pad myself. I have made a true midi circuit for this such that I don't need to hack my kaoss pad.

 I will post again when it is completed!

 Gareth

 

what midi circuit will you be using?  i might try this someday, if you explain it more in detail

Sure,

I now have the pad (from an old KP1) and hold button working through midi to a KP3. I'm just writing code now for a rotary switch to control program change - will be usefull to have a knob on the guitar for this!

I'll give you all a heads up when its done!

 

Gareth

tell me everything you can about the knob!! i have been thinking of ideas on how to do this but none came to mind!

and also, how did you get the hold button to run through the midi cable? that would be a total of 6 pins, while midi has 5?

I have taken the rotary switch from my old KP1, but i'm sure you can buy similar switches. The one I have has the same shaft as a CTS pot, so will fit a guitar knob.

 For the pins question: with midi all data is sent through one pin. There is then a pin for power and a ground pin. 2 pins are unused. My pad and hold switch feed into a microcontroller which convert the raw data into digital midi serial data and send it through the data pin. With midi I can control any other midi device with the pad and hold button. When it is finished I will be able to control say a digitech whammy bar with the pad as well.

can you pm me a schematic?  also, what type of micro controller are you using?  i would assume the 20 pin one?