Gutting A controller (Analog Sticks)

projectwhat · Post by **projectwhat** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 4:56 pm

I am Gutting my controller (wireless) for a FOF/GH guitar controller. I am making one. But anyways I have a question about the analog sticks. For my frets you know that there are five of them... is the analog 5 controls, or 9??
I know its at least 5 b/c of up, down, left, right, and pushed down. But what about corners? like up-left or up-right, etc, etc.....

project_failure · Post by **project_failure** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 5:39 pm

another Project on this site.

I think it is 5 and for corners it just registers two at the same time.

Valium · Post by **Valium** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:14 pm

project_failure wrote:another Project on this site.

I think it is 5 and for corners it just registers two at the same time.

This is true.

Just like with the digital pads, if you push up and left at the same time, its not a whole new button, just two at once. Digital pads and analog sticks are basically the same thing, its just that one uses potentiometers, and one uses normal button presses. Thats why its so easy to turn a d-pad into an analog stick and vice versa.

projectwhat · Post by **projectwhat** » Tue Dec 25, 2007 8:34 pm

Ok well im am gonna use one of the analog sticks for the frets b/c there are five of them. I totally forgot about this when I was planning out which buttons i would use for the guitar. But Then i ripped the controller apart and was like oh ya, i kno that is at least five...

Thanks for help guys, I have a blog in the process of being made for this project... I will post it in the forums somewhere when its finished.