/V-Dist-Controller

A simple MIDI hardware counterpart to Violin Melody's V-Dist Classic VST.

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V-Dist Controller is a simple MIDI hardware counterpart to Violin Melody's V-Dist Classic single-knob VST distortion effect.

Much like the VST itself, the controller features a single knob, and sends back MIDI data of the knob's position to the DAW or VST host of choice. This can be used either for V-Dist itself, or any other VST.

Requirements

Additional Notes

In order to have the Arduino Micro appear as "V-Dist Controller" in DAWs and VST hosts, the following change has to be done:

  • Navigate to: c:\Users\<Your User>\AppData\Local\Arduino15\packages\arduino\hardware\avr\<Version Number>\
  • Open boards.txt for editing.
  • Find the line: micro.name=Arduino/Genuino Micro
  • Below it, find the line: micro.build.usb_product="Arduino Micro"
  • Rename "Arduino Micro" to "V-Dist Controller".
  • Save the file and restart Arduino IDE.
  • NOTE: You may want to restore the original name after you are done flashing the controller, otherwise all future projects will also be called "V-Dist Controller".