http://www.halemicro.com/



IF your into Ableton LIVE, Propellorhead REASON or similar midi controlled music app then having a peice of hardware to control it is key. NOW, this is the heart of the your new controller... with this you can BUILD your OWN.

IF you build a powered USB hub in your controller you can connect multiple units up to have any different array of digital or analogue inputs.

The website writeup is as follows :

The UMC32 is an OEM/DIY product that allows Electronic Musicians, Multimedia Artists and Experimenters the ability to create custom user interfaces to control any software application that supports the MIDI protocol. The UMC32 provides the essential core (micro controller, power supply, USB functionality) to allow the user to easily implement their choice of control elements (example: switches, pots and or faders). In short, the UMC32 will allow you to build your own USB-MIDI controller.

- Easy to implement with minimal effort and little or no electronics experience.
- 32 analog and/or digital inputs provides MIDI note or continuous controller data to your host application.
- Small printed circuit board (1.6” x 2.7”) allows creating portable end devices
- Simple to configure for MIDI note or controller data output via onboard DIP switches
- USB bus powered. A single USB cable handles power and data.
- Upgradeable firmware via Windows XP / Vista bootloader utility.
- True plug-and-play (USB-MIDI class compliant drivers are provided by the operating system)
- Compatible with Mac OS X 10.5.x(Leopard), Mac OS X 10.4.x(Tiger), Windows Vista / XP / 2000.
- Multiple UMC32's can be connected to a multiple powered USB hubs for up 4064 input channels.
- Use of multiple UMC's ensures that the response is the same with 1 channel as 4064.
- No programming is necessary
- Each UMC includes (1) 32” (~81cm) length of flat ribbon cable & (4) plug headers
- 90 Day limited warranty, 30 day money back guarantee (USA Only)
- Custom firmware available, please contact us for estimate.

UMC32 User Manual v1.38 (11/19/08)
(Adobe Acrobat reader is required to view)

UMC32 Bootloader Utility v1.00 (11/19/08)
This firmware update utility (Windows XP & Vista Only) will allow you to upgrade the firmware of your UMC32.

UMC32 Firmware v1.38 (11/19/08)
This is the latest Firmware available for UMC32. The bootloader utility will ask you for this file in order to update the firmware of your device.