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Stepmania controller
paigeoliver:
http://www.stepmania.com/stepmania/
I am thinking about building a special Stepmania controller for my cabinet. Not a set of dance pads, because that would be way too expensive, take up too much space, and probably break all the time.
So instead I want to make a control panel on a stand that I can put in front of my regular panel when I want to play stepmania. It will basically be like an extension of the cab. I am thinking a separate coin door, a subwoofer (with a neon light around it), and a control panel on top.
The control panel will just be two sets of 5 buttons in the "Pump it Up" configuration.
Which should look kind of like this
O O O O
O O
O O O O
I don't want no little bitty buttons. I want big buttons. Preferably ones that light up. It would also be nice if I could put arrow graphics inside them.
Anybody have any suggestions as to which specific buttons to use?
Brad Lee:
http://www.happcontrols.com/pushbuttons/954002xxxxz.htm
These are like 3-1/2" diameter and lighted, of course from Happ they're like $25each.
Plus I assume you want to be stepping on these, and unless you weigh uner 3 or 4 pounds, I imagine they would shatter
I just dont see anything for this application being as durable as real pads or some 3rd party replacements
paigeoliver:
No No No.
Not going to be stepping on anything.
Going to be playing them like the Bongos instead. Don't have the room for pads.
SirPoonga:
Look at the square lighted buttons placed like happs has.
paigeoliver:
I wonder if you can put graphics inside those 2" square buttons?
And $6 a button is still pretty darn steep. Maybe I can find some on ebay cheaper (or maybe the electronics junk/surplus store over on the other side of town has some?).