Triggering sound cues

[Just Some Bloke]

How about one of these:

 

http://store.griffintechnology.com/powermate

 

 

It's a "USB Button" (which is also twistable like a jog wheel). Programmable driver, so it can be made to emulate any key press in any application.

 

 

I'm aware of several applications where it's the only user-accessible control - the one that comes to mind is "one button studio", which is a sort of video-booth recording facility, with a mac mini behind ther scenes.

 

Absolutely the sort of thing I was after. It would be perfect if it wasn't for the fact that it doesn't like Windows 7 or 8. Is there anything similar that does like later versions of Windows?

[alistermorton]

There is mention in the customer reviews of it working in Windows 7 after downloading an updated driver.

[Just Some Bloke]

I've actually ordered one to use with my old Win XP laptop, so I'll try downloading the driver and see if I can use it with the newer laptop too! Thanks everyone.

[timmeh2]

Hi

 

IMO using any computer is massively overkill. Even a Pi.

 

You could knock something up in about 10 minutes with an Arduino Uno and an MP3 shield, simply load your tracks onto a microSD card, stick some switches across a couple of IO pins (no resistors required - you can use the internal pullups) and away you go.

 

All the best

Timmeh.

[ceecrb1]

Depending on the quality and lenght of the files....

I have had an arduino playing sound files from relay contact for a kid's playpark feature in a restaurant complex for 13 months now with no reboot....

 

There is a WAV sheild available that you just load an SD card with WAV files and like an IO to trigger a track number.

 

cheap and simple.

 

Link-Link-A-Roo!