Making A Custom DIY Macro Keyboard

In this video I'll show you how I made a macro keyboard to control my teleprompter while I'm recording! The best part about this project is that you can customize it for your needs, whether you need a macro keyboard for gaming, video editing, streaming, or anything else, this will work for you!
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[@henrymunnich1648]

This channel is nuts, I found you through your i3 mega firmware video and I cant stop watching. All your projects are very interesting and well documented, super good stuff

[@ModernHobbyist]

Thanks so much for the comment! I appreciate it!

[@MrJefferson105]

Great project thanks 🙂

[@KillBoxScalemodelling]

Wow! This is awesome 👍
This was actually one improvement I was planning to do myself, but you beat me to it 😉
Thanks for the tip about the Arduino Pro Micro - I think I have one laying around somewhere.... 😊

[@ModernHobbyist]

Thanks for the comment! Glad you enjoyed the video!

[@kamel3d]

Thats very good I just have a concern that keyboard switches night not be suitable to press using the feet since they could break easily, also the pad seem small to use with the foot

[@ModernHobbyist]

Hey thanks for the comment! I haven't had any issues with the keys breaking easily, but it definitely is a little small to use with my foot. I didn't think about the fact that I'd wear shoes while using it, so it makes it difficult to hit the right button. It's not all that bad though, and if I'm really struggling that day, I'll take that shoe off and that helps quite a bit. Thanks for for watching though!

[@JavierOcampo]

This is cool, I want to try it. does anyone know how many keys I could hook up to that mini board?

[@LOK3NDRAN]

i just made same to same as this and i wanna use in racing game for feet pedel as acceleration, brake , clutch but i don’t know how to program it 😕😕

[@bc4198]

Rad! First time viewer, liked and subbed 👍

[@ModernHobbyist]

Thanks for the comment and the sub!

[@ryans600]

Love the professional grade videos! I was wondering if you could make a video about the collapsible swords that are popular on thingiverse. I tried to print one on my Anycubic Mega S and it didn't turn out. Seeing a video about tuning your printer to print clearance-based prints like that would be awesome! Keep up the good work

[@ModernHobbyist]

Thanks for the comment! I'll look into it!

[@donovancook8218]

Nice job

[@ModernHobbyist]

Thanks for the comment!

[@nialltracey2599]

How are the switches holding up? Seems to me that keyswitches are probably a bit lightweight for foot operation. Maybe something more like the switches used on guitar effects and amplifier footswitches...?

[@ModernHobbyist]

Great point, and thanks for the comment! I have ended up removing the covers from the switches cause I found the keys themselves a lot easier to press, but since I’m sitting down and these aren’t used daily, they are still operational. I do like the idea of hacking some guitar pedals though!

[@nialltracey2599]

@@ModernHobbyist the switches used in them are readily available as a commodity part, so it’s not like you’d need to start with actual guitar pedals. The other thing is that a lot of pedals use latching switches rather than momentary ones anyway, so you’d still need to switch them out.
Here’s another thought… piano sustain pedals are a simple variable resistor and spring to return to zero. If you connected one of them to an ADC on a microcontroller, you could have variable speed scrolling under your right foot - push harder to speed up, release to stop. Stick a momentary switch either side to page up/down ffd/rwd through your script and you’d have a very neat and quick interface for your teleprompter.