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1. CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER FULL SIZE
2. CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER PRO
3. CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER ISO

all black/white keys with the usual letters/symbols) with a few customisations, such as the OS legends or font styling.

CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER FULL SIZE

There are three size options to choose from:

CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER ISO

Here’s a quick guide to building your own custom keyboard.įirst choose between an ANSI or ISO QWERTY keyboard layout (US vs elsewhere). So a full-size layout would be a much smarter choice. On the WASD site you can completely custom design your own bespoke keyboard from the colour of the keycaps to the print on their tops, which I’ve started to do, in the image above.Īs an editor I’m torn because I like the look of the compact layout but I know that I’m going to be hamstrung without the arrow keys, and to be honest the number pad. These aren’t exactly cheap at around $170 – $220, although a full-size ‘magic’ Apple keyboard will set you back $179. WASD Keyboards seems to be the go-to company for custom building your own mechanical (clicky) keyboard. I’ve included some transparent keycaps in the list below in case you want to print your own labels and pop them under the keycap while you figure out your final layout. If you’re switching out the keycaps on any mechanical keyboard you’ll want to get one of these cheap keycap remover tools, here’s Amazon’s choice for a few bucks.

CONTROLLERMATE MIDI CONTROLLER PRO

You can custom design the keycap colours of complete keyboard shortcut cherry MX keycaps for Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro and Adobe Premiere Pro over on the WASD site. Originally he cut up an EditorsKey’s silicone keyboard cover, to test out and refine his layout before buying the real printed keycaps from WASD. I’m fortunate to be on back to back long contracts so I just bring my kit in on day one and then it’s all set up for the next few months. My current set-up is this gaming keypad with custom keys and my small Wacom tablet. My mate, Editor Simon MacKenzie created this custom editing controller by changing out the keycaps on a gaming keypad. Leo Bodnar DIY Joystick Controller Board.15 Cherry MX switches with compatible clear keycaps.I’ve written more about editing with multi-touch gestures via BetterTouch Tool, at the very bottom of this post on The Best Mouse for Film Editors. The encoders control volume/soloing/nulling, timeline appearance, zoom, subframe and frame nudging and the dual encoder in the middle navigates the inspector and controls values. The usb interface is a Leo Bodnar DIY joystick board and it is all mapped with “Joystick Controller” app. If you jump over to the full article on the editing of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot over on FCP.co you can even seen the (very neat) wiring on the underside of the controller. Glen 3D printed the enclosure after designing it in Sketchup and wiring it with Cherry MX switches, rotary encoders and a jog/shuttle wheel just under his thumb. I built my own controller ‘cradle’ around the trackpad with extra keys and encoders around the trackpad to make it even faster.Īll this came about because my partner John misses the jogwheel, but I didn’t want another piece of outboard gear, as I already have one hand on the trackpad. Glenn enjoys operating FCPX with a trackpad thanks to the multiple gestures it can interpret. The genesis of this post dates back to 2016 when I saw this amazing custom editing controller created by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot director Glen Ficarra, in this equally superb insider article from FCP.co.