# Ribbon controller DIY (VHS...) **URL:** \ **Category:** DIY STUFF\ **Created:** [April 15, 2021, 1:07pm UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-controller-diy-vhs/3372 "2021-04-15T13:07:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![eric](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/898d66/32.png) [@eric](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/u/eric)\ **Post date:** [April 17, 2021, 10:05am UTC](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-controller-diy-vhs/3372/14 "2021-04-17T10:05:11Z")
You may look here : > [@Building a Ribbon Controller](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/building-a-ribbon-controller/2884): > > Hi guys, I’ve been working on a personal design project for my Bachelor Degree; the drum machine that I’m designing is a hybrid between hardware and software and I’d like to have ribbon bars as sample playback triggers and as pitch controls. I would read the output of each ribbon bar with an Arduino and process the rest in Max/Msp. The ribbon bar looks like this: 1 = input signal 2 = ground pin 3 = output To build the ribbon bar I carefully followed [this](https://www.instructables.com/Make-a-Ribbon-Controller/) tutorial, … follow the link to the instructable : > **[Make a Ribbon Controller](https://www.instructables.com/Make-a-Ribbon-Controller/)** > > Make a Ribbon Controller: Ribbon controllers are a great way to control a synth. They consist of a touch-sensitive strip that lets you control pitch continuously. The electrically conductive strip called 'velostat' that responds to changes in... But that velostat isn’t cheap (well, you’ll get enough to make many ribbon ctrls… but for a single one you may as well get a soft-pot, at least you’ll be sure it works…) [https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velostat-Carbostat-Tapis-Tactile-Sensible-Detecteur-Position-Capteur-Pression-Ro/393213850586](https://www.ebay.fr/itm/Velostat-Carbostat-Tapis-Tactile-Sensible-Detecteur-Position-Capteur-Pression-Ro/393213850586) --- _[View the full topic](https://lookmumnocomputer.discourse.group/t/ribbon-controller-diy-vhs/3372)._