HackPad
€200.00
HackPad is a handmade portable midi controller based on Arduino and works with any DAW (Digital Audio Workstation) or synthesizer/drum machine. HackPad makes a fast and tactile experience to control your DAW or Synth/Drum Machine.
Descrizione
HackPad is a handmade, fully customizable MIDI controller based on Arduino Pro Micro. Its 16 pressure-sensitive, RGB backlit pads work with any DAW, synthesizer or drum machine over USB or TRS MIDI — and every parameter is configurable directly from the device, without touching a computer.
Key Features
- 16 pressure-sensitive pads — velocity sensitive, RGB backlit
- Chord Finder — 50 scales, pads light up to show correct notes
- Two operating modes — Keyboard Mode and Custom Mode
- Navigation Rotary Encoder with push button
- 0.96″ OLED display — real-time settings and monitoring
- MIDI output lighting — pads respond to incoming MIDI from your DAW
- 1× TRS 3.5mm MIDI OUT + 1× TRS 3.5mm MIDI IN
- External EEPROM AT24C256 — up to 201 banks stored on device
- Magnetic connectors — chain multiple devices side by side
- USB bus-powered — plug & play via Micro USB
- Open source — Arduino Pro Micro based, GPL v3
In action
All controllers are made to order — each unit is built individually by hand in Rome. Custom configurations available on request.
📖 Full documentation & source code on GitHub
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