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DirtyDachshunds:

--- Quote from: Ginsu Victim on August 12, 2010, 12:31:32 pm ---I use the regular shafts with no routing and I'm fine with the length, but it might be too short for some.



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I know what you mean.  I feel my shaft length is quite adequate.  However my wife likes them longer.
ragnar:
I've seen one CP with volume controls.  Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level?  If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.

I took a look at Mario 64.  That uses 8 of the N64 controller buttons.  I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller.  I'll just add two more buttons to the right of the normal 7 button layout.  And to answer a question that was asked, yes the u360s can handle up to 8 buttons.  So I will be getting an iPac.  Which means I can support many more buttons (32 more?).  I just don't want a frankenpanel.

I'll order the longer shafts just to be safe.  Thanks for the tip!

I'll also order the wire connectors online to be safe.  I think Home Depot might carry them though.

I'll be using 3/4" MDF for the control panel.  Is that OK?

I always forget about the Atari 5200 and jaguar controllers having numpads.  That's 12 buttons per player.  Should I even consider this?  I'm almost thinking of putting in smaller buttons.  Those small ones that are maybe 1/4" in diameter to act as a numpad.
Ginsu Victim:

--- Quote from: DirtyDachshunds on August 12, 2010, 01:06:37 pm ---I know what you mean.  I feel my shaft length is quite adequate.  However my wife likes them longer.

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You might want to consider a new wife (or surgery).
javeryh:

--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I've seen one CP with volume controls.  Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level?  If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.
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You can use the shift function of the iPac to assign VolUp and VolDown - also check out CabVol .


--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller .... I just don't want a frankenpanel.
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It may already be too late!   ;D
ragnar:

--- Quote from: javeryh on August 12, 2010, 02:16:50 pm ---
--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I've seen one CP with volume controls.  Can Mala handle controlling the system sound level?  If so, that's worth another 2 buttons.
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You can use the shift function of the iPac to assign VolUp and VolDown - also check out CabVol .


--- Quote from: ragnar on August 12, 2010, 01:42:28 pm ---I think I am going to go with an 9 button layout for the controller .... I just don't want a frankenpanel.
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It may already be too late!   ;D

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I've seen 8 before.  And it's not like I am running out of nodes on the ipac.  I figure that I will need about 10 of the 32 nodes at this point.  The numpad though.  Has anyone ever done one before?
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