After seeing a lot of discussions and misconceptions about the capabilities and features of the Brain, I decided to make a few small videos simplifying what you can do with the Brain. After we created the Brain we decided to create a line of do-it-yourself modular circuit boards as a lot of people wanted custom controllers with buttons, led, knobs, and faders. This really is only a small part of what you can do with the Brain. By itself the Brain can be used with foot pedals, touch sensors, motion sensors,  pulleys, wii remotes… The list goes on. You are only limited by your desire to experiment.

Recently I picked up a Roland DP-8 foot pedal and wired it to the Brain to work as a potentiometer. I am going to be building a new Viditar with the Brain, and want to add a bunch of  1/4″  jacks to use as controllers for effects. This will allow me to perform with my hands and feet at the same time. I made this simple video tutorial showing how to connect a foot pedal to the Brain. You could even make an entire controller with 64 1/4″ jacks, and have 64 pedals to play with at once. You’d need a lot of feet, but it illustrate the point that no matter how absurd your controller ideas are, the Brain can bring them to life.

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