Let the unboxing and construction begin!





Check out larger pictures + more pictures in my Flickr album for the MIDIFighter.

The MIDIFighter DJ MIDI controller takes the world of Japanese arcade machines and DJ equipment, tosses them into a blender, and pours out this interesting looking device. The MIDIFighter comes stock with 16 holes for arcade buttons, but can also be expanded with some elbow grease and solder to incorporate two analog knob controls and a handful more buttons.

I’ve only played with the MIDIFighter for about an hour altogether and have it currently set up in Serato to have 8 buttons per channel. Then each channel gets 4 hot loop buttons and 4 hot cue buttons to make jumping around tracks and firing up loops easier than ever, no laptop interaction necessary. I’m already looking at the possibilities of expanding the stock controller to include two joysticks, one per channel, for music selection in Serato.

According to DJ Tech Tools the controller firmware will slowly update to accommodate new features and controller uses. It’ll definitely be a fun journey as the controller firmware grows along with the community and my own modifications. DJ Tech Tools will also offer kits to make the MIDIFighter more enclosed and box-like instead of open to the elements like it currently is. Due to my own dark plans for this project I’ll end up having to build a custom case for my unit.

Want more information on the MIDIFighter or want to get one? Currently the first 150 DIY units are sold out (my unit is #9!), but more will be available soon. Check out the DJ Tech Tools website.