DIY controller — wood, wire, and willpower

Why buy when you can make your own DIY controller? That's what Haitian Fredly Rosilme did, from bits of wire and wood. And it works. What's your excuse?

Controllerism certainly has a very strong culture of DIY and general hacking of stuff to make something that performs music. The end result is often eclectic and esoteric to the point of being suitable for just the person who made it. But when Haitian DJ Fredly Rosilme wanted a controller, he decided to make one from wood and wires. And bugger me if this magnificent DIY controller doesn’t actually work.

The irony of having an iPhone and laptop but making a cheap controller from wood hasn’t escaped me, but that’s not the point — he wanted to make a controller so he did. And I know just a few men (TOP. MEN.) who could actually do it from scratch too.

GIVE THIS MAN A JOB

If he can create a MIDI controller with his bare hands with bits and bobs that we might otherwise throw away, imagine what he could do with some serious resources. He strikes me as a raw talent that just needs an outlet.

Video courtesy of gadevideosa.com. And thanks to Kenny Botello for the heads up.

GALLERY

Mark Settle
Mark Settle

The old Editor of DJWORX - you can now find Mark at WORXLAB

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6 Comments

  1. That’s awesome! Where there’s a will, there’s a way! This is so much more hardcore than Builder or Arduino. If you look, his gig stand is quite the feat of engineering too.

    Hats off and cheers to this man’s creativity and ingenuity.

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