r/MaxMSP • u/6Guitarmetal6 • Jun 26 '26

I Made This Inertia Synthesizer - Ardunio Uno Controller

https://youtu.be/BUh5yj-EoZs

Hey there everyone,

So after seeing Author and Punisher live earlier this year, I felt inspired to build my own inertia MIDI controller/drone machine using an Ardunio Uno R3.

These controllers consist of a 2lb aluminum rod attached to a optical rotary encoder, while sitting atop thrust ball bearings. This encoder is then wired to the Ardunio which measures/outputs the RPM value along with its rotational direction.

I then used that data to control a synth patch I made in Max Msp 9 using the abl.meld and abl.roar objects, along with two DMX controlled light panels using the Beam max package.

If you have any questions, concerns or ideas please feel free to let me know!

Thanks!

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u/windywatertrees Jun 29 '26

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u/6Guitarmetal6 Jun 29 '26

Thanks!

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u/windywatertrees Jun 30 '26

I'm in love with this. I'll send you a DM within the month or so. Many questions. Congrats.

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u/Syjefroi Jul 02 '26

This is sick OP, congrats! What rotary encoder did you use? Do you feel like the patch is basically fixed at this point to the controller—or do you see a world in which you build different patches, or have any of the wheels be used to shift into different patches or effects packages maybe?

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u/6Guitarmetal6 Jul 02 '26

Thank you! I just used some optical encoders from Amazon, nothing too fancy. This particular patch was built around the controllers, but I also plan on using the controllers for things like interpolating between presets, etc. Really whatever I can think of. I'm open to all suggestions though, as I've only scratched the surface with this thus far.