Ableton Foot Controller

5-switch and 2-switch versions of my Loop Controller (LC-5 & LC-2)! Uses Arduino Micro, and is easily reprogrammable.

I love doing little live-looped jams in Ableton, often switching from guitar, to bass, to drums, to piano. For a long while I've wanted some sort of foot controller that can trigger loop recording, so I can create loops while I'm playing, when my hands are occupied. So, with my seriously beginner-level modelling and electronics knowledge, I attempted to make one myself! Well, two in fact, so now I can have one by my guitar pedalboard and one by my drum kit :).

I considered having the Arduino Micros inside send out MIDI calls, but I actually ended up going with keyboard commands instead. This makes it much more versatile - now I can have multiple programs I can load up, so I can use the LC-5 or LC-2 for looping while playing music, shortcuts while editing, or triggering macros during daily computer use. It's become my favorite little productivity tool. The design o