I Built a MOTORIZED FADER Faderport Clone DIY MIDI Controller: The FADUINO

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The Faduino is a DIY MIDI controller inspired in the Presonus Faderport. It has one motorized fader, a rotary encoder and several silicone buttons, plus two PCBs. One PCB contains all the pads, which are triggered by the silicone buttons, addressable LEDs, a multiplexer, and some other stuff.
It can control natively any DAW, because it works with the MCU - or Mackie - Protocol, so it can work even in Pro Tools. With its motorized fader, rotary encoder, and LED buttons, you can change the track and the parameters in DAW get updated in the controller, moving the motorized fader, changing LEDs, etc.
With the Faduino you can control any channel strip, transport, and many other things in the DAW!
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0:00 Intro
1:45 JLCPCB
2:33 Building the Faduino
5:08 How the Faduino Works
12:29 Using it in a Song
14:26 Outro
Translated titles:
Construí un controlador MIDI DIY clonado de FADER MOTORIZADO Faderport: El FADUINO
Ich habe einen DIY-MIDI-Controller mit MOTORISIERTEM FADER Faderport geklont: den FADUINO
J'ai construit un contrôleur MIDI DIY Clone FADER MOTORISÉ Faderport : Le FADUINO
Eu construí um controlador MIDI DIY MOTORIZADO FADER Faderport: O FADUINO
मैंने एक मोटर चालित फैडर Faderport क्लोन DIY म

[@malmgodbless7]

I think this is the best Arduino channel on KZbin.. 😅

[@EvolutionStoneware]

Nice job Gustavo! I know you've been working on this for a long time. Super exciting to see it's ready to launch after all your hard work. Your courses have helped me a ton. Cheers!

[@NerdMusician]

Thank you so much!

[@davidf8749]

Very cool. Last year, I bought a couple of cheap recording consoles, in unknown condition (which was why they were cheap :) ), and they had motorized faders so you have given me inspiration to start work on something similar to this. I have learnt so much from your videos so that I might try this myself. Thank you for sharing. :)

[@NerdMusician]

That's awesome! Cause they are a little expensive.

[@temyraverdana6421]

Super, an amazing project with an amazing develop!

[@NerdMusician]

Thanks a lot!

[@jimhinkle7245]

This is REALLY COOL!!!!

[@cloudneverclear]

this is PERFECT

[@AVANGRA]

looking good! i have been planing to do one of theese myself for a few months! much love from Portugal

[@NerdMusician]

Thanks!

[@CriusDigital]

Great Controller!Look like you did a great job!Congrats 🖤

[@DeanDennings]

Amazing job!

[@NerdMusician]

Thank you!

[@erock.steady]

very nicely done, sir.

[@NerdMusician]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@davidjacopin-taho3998]

Very very cool!

[@NerdMusician]

Thanks!

[@Bruceanddenise]

Very cool!

[@NerdMusician]

Thanks!

[@Benqo]

Nice! For me Pro Micro is the best solution for building a MIDI controllers too. I have created an offline html editor for editing the MIDI CCs settings for individual components and colors for addressable leds :D

[@aamericanos]

Incredible! When you switch tracks, presumably the computer outputs the value of the fader - does the Arduino request this value? And does it come as a CC value?

[@ToneyLocoTV]

Great video and controllerI like that all the buttons are illuminated, which makes it better for darker studios. More daw control surfaces should incorporate this. The behringer x touch controller would be even better. I asked Behringer if they could do this for the x touch and they said unfortunately it’s a hardware not firmware issue. The led colors are fixed.

[@ic3_spukez712]

Opa irmão, estou querendo fazer um projeto com 6 motorized faders para me auxiliar a controlar uma mesa digital na qual tenho em minha igreja, eu achei alguns faders motorizados na ali, você sabe se eu consigo montar algo mais ou menos da ideia do video (quero configurar alguns botões ao lado que selecionam as tracks de 6 em 6) e em outros botões que selecionaria qual auxiliar ou mix eu estaria mixando. Parabéns pelo projeto ai meu mano!

[@nacho90000]

great proyect!! What chip you use to drive the motor?

[@sergioandreshurtadoramirez9002]

Do you sell the entire kit with all the elements on some page?

[@jeanpierregau]

Great work! Put me on the waiting list for the kit please. So nice!

[@NerdMusician]

Just subscribe in "download files"

[@electronicthingsmacproupgr3869]

How much will we be ready to pay? About 200€?

[@HenkvanHoek]

​@@electronicthingsmacproupgr3869The original Faderport controller is around 175 euro

[@Schin_Thiago]

Muito dahora, quando comprei o curso uns anos atrás foi exatamente pra tentar fazer um desses! Acabei construindo outro com o curso mas agora deu vontade de voltar a estudar e tentar construir esse. Minha dúvida é se vai ser fácil encontrar o fader e os componentes por aqui. Valeu Gustavo!

[@NerdMusician]

Tem que ser pelo Ali Express...

[@rodolfobittencourt301]

Belo trabalho! Seria possível fazer um controlador de 8 canais que funcione no pro tools?

[@francogabr]

iradoooo muito foda

[@NerdMusician]

\o

[@beauruutz]

Can JLC help with the engineering side of building a pedal from an idea? I have no idea how the circuitry side of things work - only what I want the pedal to do.

[@lookmomonlycomputer]

Motorised fader... That Kind of Word starting me on!

[@NerdMusician]

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[@threepe0]

“Something that is impossible with with regular faders and rotary potentiometers” this is only partially true, and I’m splitting hairs a bit but I think it’s important: rotary encoders make this very possible, and I know they aren’t pots, but you can get the same effect and people conflate pots with knobs a lot. Also, you can get a similar (but janky) effect if you use relative instead of absolute motion in your programming

[@excrubulent]

In fact there is a motorised encoder that could do all of this. Look up the SmartKnob project. I'm building one myself soon. I think this MIDI controller project would be a great way to use it. For a similar idea, you could go with a hall effect rotary encoder that would be smooth and continuous and rotate without limit. If you tuned the mechanism and added drag lube, you could make it feel just like a pot but without the endstops.

[@threepe0]

@@excrubulent the motors for that have been mostly out of stock for years, and some other projects have improved upon some of the design aspects of that project also. I was really interested and hoping to build one when I saw the original video though. I just use a surface dial connected to a Pi now, separate display showing what parameter and value Im currently on, and relative motion instead of absolute (display gives me absolute positioning anyways.)

[@excrubulent]

@@threepe0 Gotcha, well the good news is you actually can get the motors. I know that because I got one a few weeks ago, just looked it up it's DigiKey part no. ROB-20441. EDIT: Sparkfun also sells them under 20441. A little pricey but as a main feature of a custom MIDI controller I think it's worth it. I know stock was an issue but I think DigiKey was persuaded to make them available again due to demand from that project. Do you know what other projects have improved on it? I'd be interested to look them up and see which one I want to try.

[@excrubulent]

@@threepe0 Ugh, I think my comment was eaten for telling you where to get a particular part. Can't have people being helpful or anything in a youtube comment. Anyway, the brushless motor part number is ROB-20441 and they made it available thanks to the SmartKnob project. Do you have information about what other projects improved on it? I can't find any information about them.

[@LearningMusic999]

Incredible! When you change fader value in daw，then the DAW outputs the value of the fader to Arduino. Can you tell Me how the Arduino request this value? Thank you very much

[@leoxbass]

Cara, impressionante. Eu tenho buscado um lance desses pro trabalho já tem uma cota. Você vende esse equipamento ou pelo menos as peças pra construção dele? Gostaria de tentar fazer um

Perfect timing since I am about to build a DJ controller with motorized faders. Can I use Mackie protocol on VDJ?

[@NerdMusician]

I'm not sure, but I woudln't think so...

[@alcimarramos]

Projeto Fantástico!!! Parabéns!!! Essa PCB que vc mandou fazer, já vem com Multiplexador nela não é, porque não tem como eu fazer direto com Arduíno na protoboard usando todos esses LEDs e Botões. Como faço pra adquirir essa PCB, Botões de silicone, etc ? Mais uma vez, parabéns pelo projeto estou a tempos procurando algo assim.

[@electronicthingsmacproupgr3869]

Comming soon my PCB ,but silicon button?i think about buying an old midi controller in the market and dissable it😂

[@lobonintendista6733]

Olá? eu tenho um teclado cassio ct770 com a placa mãe queimada. gostaria de saber se consigo usar um arduino e fazer do teclado um teclado midi. A placa mãe nao presta mais, e minha intensão era reaproveitar o teclado com um arduino e fazer dele um teclado midi. existe possibilidades? vc ensinaria como em um vídeo?

Me encantan tus videos y me han estimulado mucho. Gracias! queria preguntarte por esos botones con led, como puedo conseguirlos?

[@NerdMusician]

The buttons are silicone buttons, but they don't have LEDs, and they don't work on their own, they need a custom PCB, like the one I did. But, you can find them here: bettersilicone.en.made-in-china.com/product/NeFJORAdpZUw/China-Silicone-Rubber-4X4-LED-Music-Button-Pad.html

[@MarcelloPiresAlves]

Really nice project! Do you have the BOM available anywhere? I'm particularly interested in the elastomer button matrix, where did you source it? Thanks!

[@NerdMusician]

I don;t have links yet, but I'll have soon. put your email in "download files" to be notfied.

[@MarcelloPiresAlves]

@@NerdMusician already did, thanks!

[@MarcelloPiresAlves]

@@NerdMusicianany news on a BOM?

[@matiascorts6502]

Donde puedo conseguir esos pad rgb?

[@Toc_Guy]

Hey! It’s work in fl studio? Pls answer🙏🙏🙏

[@saxa4]

muito bom. só está faltando um ledstrip para mostrar o volume do canal. que tal na proxima versão?

[@NerdMusician]

Vou pesquisar pra ver como é conseguir os níveis de áudio usando Mackie, se for possível vou cogitar colocar isso sim!

[@paulomontoya]

Can it be used and be programmable for pro tools? 8/16 faders? Thanks

[@dj_dhruvtank6971]

you did great job I want to build for sound craft ui24r can you help me for that?

[@thomasroooney1835]

That's amazing!! I really want one, put me on your list please.

[@NerdMusician]

Put in your name in "downloads"

[@TJenga]

This is really dope. So close to what I was looking to build. Hopefully I can adjust the code for 8 faders, 8 encoders and each has their own solo mute and record. Do you think you could have 16 tracks or would I need to make a second one minus the transport section?

[@artvandelay4914]

i want to do the exact same thing too, do you find modern daw controllers ugly too? 😂

[@NerdMusician]

The Mackie Protocol only works with 8 tracks. So, you need 2 controllers, and the second you can choose a different option in the control surface option to be recognized as the 8-16 tracks controller.

[@artvandelay4914]

@@NerdMusicianhow complicated would it be?

[@TJenga]

@@artvandelay4914 kind of. I have 2 bcf2000 and one wasn’t working right but after looking at how midi cc code works I was able to reprogram it and now it’s fine but I still would like to build my own for customization at a cheaper price. Would like to find out if lcd code could be added to the channels to display track name during banking

[@subs4794]

What is the advantage of building your own versus buying a used Behringer X-Touch or PreSonus model?

[@Nightsbringer1]

I wonder if you could use this as a lightroom controller for editing pics. It would be very cool to have one motorized fader and buttons to switch between whatever you're changing

[@erock.steady]

it's a midi device, does lightroom support midi? if not, i'd be shocked if there isn't proven software available to handle translation between hardware platforms. for instance, midi can be used to control lightshows. as well, midi controllers can be configured as tactile controls for flight simulators, etc. at the very least, the project is open-source so in extreme cases the software bridge can be coded from scratch.

[@Nightsbringer1]

@@erock.steady so natively, Lightroom doesn't support midi but it doesn't really support much. There are midi controllers like the loupdeck that cost hundreds each with proprietary software. There is, however, the open source solution "MIDI2LR" which allows you to map midi inputs to lightroom functions. I'd have to poke about in its code/release notes to figure it out!

[@NerdMusician]

I'm sure there's a way. I've heard about softwrae that does exaclty what Mr @erock.steady said.

[@Lofilegacybeats]

Yes I would like to know where you got your buttons

[@NerdMusician]

I'll prepare the list soon, put your email in "download files" to be notified.

[@NotDayWalker]

real question with MCU is that does the fader adjdust if you select the track with mouse in the daw ?

[@NerdMusician]

Yes

[@Rjellider]

El curso está en portugués, no tiene subtitulos en español 😢

[@fiirestudio]

Como faz pra comprar todos os componentes aqui no Brasil?

[@NerdMusician]

Não faz, tem que comprar da China. 😅

[@arnelbarbarona2823]

Can I buy this particular controller from you? how much would that be?

[@NerdMusician]

Not yet, but put your email in "download files" to be notified.

[@nandopeiter]

Quero na cor preta 🥲

[@NerdMusician]

Só fazer com acrílico preto!

[@nandopeiter]

@@NerdMusician Não rola encomenda?

[@Mclennnan]

cool. not diy but more aiy.

[@NerdMusician]

Translate 😅

[@devfromthefuture506]

Apesar de morar anos no exterior seu inglês é super carregado de sutaque. Da pra melhorar isso ai

[@NerdMusician]

O material que eu lancei e o cara se presta pra vir criticar o meu sotaque. Não é fácil! 😅

[@faiscastar]

@@NerdMusiciankkkk material top e seu inglês está violento mano, valeu pelo conteúdo 👊🏾

[@glaubervilaverde]

Muito maneiro esse projeto, conversei com vc no whatsap a uns meses atras sobre esse projeto, fiquei feliz que vc conseguiu fazer! já me inscrevi na lista para o kit! Parabens pelo trabalho! Sou programador, se precisar de ajuda com o código posso tentar ajudar em alguma coisa.

[@NerdMusician]

Se fizer alguma melhora no código me fala!