Hi all! I am Mehdi Touzani, From Paris, and I have been designing software and interfaces since 1999. I used computers for the first time in 1988 when we recorded our first EP with an Atari and Pro 24 as a midi sequencer. It is only 10 years later that I could get my first computer, and it took me 2 years to get it to produce and record music like I used to in the 80's. I also have 10 years experience in management of "print projects" for interior design and decorative products. I had a lot of midi controllers since the computer era: BCR2000, Novation Zero SL with Automap, Maschine with editable displays, NI Komplete Kontrol keyboards... and many more. But I was not satisified, even with the latest midi controller gear. Something was missing, that led me - and many other users - to not use them much on the long run, or just for a couple of things. Not really what we imagined when we bought them, right ? This, and many other aspects brought me the idea of Midipoti. Ofd course, there is a difference between making something for personal use, and making a commercial product. This has generated a lot of work in the design of things (shape and visuals) but also on the production techniques. Flip-boards are symetrical and have 2 sides. The B Side is for you to edit. My production techniques are safe for the environment. My printer does not produce Ozone or Smell. My cutting machine is mechanical and does not use laser that produce dioxine. All the materials is sourced locally and made in Europe (not imported) and of the best quality available right now. I h oep I will make more of these boards, for me, for others, and for future midi controllers too.
MidiPoti is a single man adventure led by Mehdi Touzani in Paris, France. I bought my first DX100 in 1984 (age 14), got into an industrial-goth band. We made an EP in 1988 with a sound engineer who did not know what he was doing (don’t listen to it please) and then we grew up […]
A midiPoti Boards for X Touch Mini is approximately 260 x 95 mm (counting the tab’s height of 5 mm) . How do you store that so you can always find your boards at the same place ? A simple business envelope is generally enough to store a large number of boards. It is not […]
Macro photo of a cut-through a board: Corner of a button: .The print is made of pigments and polymere (ie, toner) which are “cooked” (melted) with a LED printer into a thin paper core. It become like a first coating of thin plastic (5 microns). Eventhough this printing technique is not “industrial” (not “UV printing”), […]
This article gathers all post made while the site was under construction I bought my first DX100 in 1984 and also a cheap guitar. I used computers for the first time in 1988 when we recorded our first EP with an Atari and Pro 24 as a midi sequencer. It is only 10 years later […]
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