Midi Machines has taken to the Kickstarter crowdfunding website to raise the required funds it needs to take its Arduino-based Bluetooth MIDI foot controller to market in the form of Popboard.

YouTuber Alex Coover, aka Glacial Geyser, has build an awesome Arduino-powered MIDI controller to help with his budding music career. Here's a demo.

Arduino has found its way into yet another musical device. I came across the 'UFO' while in Berlin. It's a MIDI controller that lets you compose music or control synthesizers by waving your hands ...

A new open source wireless MIDI controller called Pedalino which supports both iOS and Android operating system’s and offers a fully featured MIDI controller with three user profiles, and is ...

These are all read by an Arduino Pro Micro, which is responsible for turning these inputs into distinct MIDI outputs to control outboard gear or software. It handles this via MIDI over USB.

DIY musical instruments are their own thing entirely, but if you're looking for a place to start, Adafruit has a guide to building your own MIDI controller using an Arduino.

Build a MIDI foot controller, of course. After dispensing of the old organ guts, [Mark] mounted the pedals in a handsome road case and started working on the electronics.