Raspberry Pi as MIDI footswitch

[theo]

Hey guys,

I had the idea on the weekend for making a DIY MIDI footswitch and want to know if anyone has tried doing something similar. I did a search here but didn't find anything too close.

Basic idea is:
3 or 4 button footswitch
power over midi cable
Raspberry Pi 'brain'
Visual indicator at pedal as to which preset is active

I have a vague grasp on logic and coding and feel like I could knock this up. I would be something along the lines of "If input 1 goes high then ouput one goes high (led) and output 2 = relevant midi command for patch/scene change"

Thoughts?

 

[theo]

After doing some googling. It looks like Arduino may be a better option.

Going to keep investigating.

 

[fret]

So like what I posted about last week?

 

[theo]

Oooh Just had a quick skim over what you've done. Will read in depth a little later. Looks cool!