# Neocontroller Color Grading Input Box ## Overview ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/107/414/medium800/feather_neoc-4393.jpg?1639606540) https://youtu.be/zrICPafOv2M Build this sliders-and-keyswitches input device to speed up your photo color grading workflow! Adobe Lightroom Classic can be controlled via MIDI messages, giving you quick access to essential processing controls. It's a snap to adjust fundamental photo developing parameters such as exposure, color temperature, contrast, and saturation with the handy sliders. Use the keys to swap photos, and pull up the crop and heal tools. Or, use it for any MIDI-capable application or host device, such as synthesizers, mixers, and more. Primary: ![](https://cdn-learn.adafruit.com/assets/assets/000/107/418/medium800/feather_lr.jpg?1639762836 MIDI2LR allows color grading via the Neocontroller) ## Parts ### Adafruit Feather RP2040 [Adafruit Feather RP2040](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884) A new chip means a new Feather, and the Raspberry Pi RP2040 is no exception. When we saw this chip we thought "this chip is going to be awesome when we give it the Feather Treatment" and so we did! This Feather features the  **RP2040** , and all niceties you know and... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4884/guides) ![Angled shot of black rectangular microcontroller "Feather RP2040"](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4884-04.jpg) ### 4ea. NeoSlider ### Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels [Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5295) Our family of I2C-friendly user interface elements grows by one with this new product that makes it plug-n-play-easy to add a 75mm long slide potentiometer to any microcontroller or microcomputer with an I2C port. Each breakout is 3" long and 0.8" wide, with a single linear... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5295) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5295/guides) ![Long rectangular breakout board with a slide potentiometer changing colors as a hand moves up and down.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/5295-05.jpg) ### NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C - Four Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels [NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C - Four Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4980) The only thing better than a nice mechanical key is, perhaps, FOUR mechanical keys that also can glow any color of the rainbow - and that's what the  **Adafruit NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C Breakout**  will let you do! This longgg 3" x 0.8" PCB fits... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4980) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4980/guides) ![Top view video of a fully assembled NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C with switches and smoke gray keycaps powered by a QT Py on a breadboard. A hand reaches down to press the keys, which emit rainbow colors. ](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/4980-05.jpg) ### 4ea. Keycaps ### Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycap for MX Compatible Switches [Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycap for MX Compatible Switches](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5112) These stark and elegant **Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycaps** are made of opaque black plastic with a small cutout in the south-center edge that wraps around the top and bottom. The cut-out has a clear plastic window to allow an LED installed under the switch to glow through. They... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5112) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5112/guides) ![Angled shot of single black 1U R4 lamp keycap.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/5112-05.jpg) ### Part: STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH cable quantity: 4 50mm [STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH cable](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4399) ### STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable - 100mm Long [STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable - 100mm Long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4210) This 4-wire cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on both ends. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching feel, while being easy to insert and remove. In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4210) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4210/guides) ![Angled shot of STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable.](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4210-00.jpg) ### Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread [Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299) Totaling 380 pieces, this **M2.5 Screw Set**  is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough screws, nuts, and hex standoffs to fuel your maker tendencies for days on end! M2.5 size screws fit almost all of the Adafruit breakout/dev board mounting holes... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3299/guides) ![Black Nylon Screw and Stand-off Set with M2.5 Threads, kit box](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/3299-00.jpg) ### Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread [Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4685) Totaling **420 pieces** , this **M3 Screw Set**  is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough screws, nuts, and hex standoffs to fuel your maker tendencies for days on end! M3 size screws fit a number of Adafruit breakout/dev board... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4685) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4685/guides) ![Opened box showing many nylon screws](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/4685-01.jpg) ### Black LED Diffusion Acrylic Panel 12" x 12" - 0.1" / 2.6mm thick [Black LED Diffusion Acrylic Panel 12" x 12" - 0.1" / 2.6mm thick](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4594) A nice whoppin' slab of some lovely black acrylic to add some extra diffusion to your LED Matrix project. This material is 2.6mm (0.1") thick and is made of special cast acrylic that makes it perfect for glowy projects, especially matricies or NeoPixels. Unlike smoke or... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4594) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4594/guides) ![LED RGB matrix 12" x 12" with "Adafruit Industries LED Matrix" text showing, and LED acrylic slowly covering to make it nicely diffused](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/product-videos/640x480/4594-04.jpg) ### Little Rubber Bumper Feet - Pack of 4 [Little Rubber Bumper Feet - Pack of 4](https://www.adafruit.com/product/550) Keep your electronics from going barefoot, give them little rubber feet! These small sticky bumpers are our favorite accessory for any electronic kit or device. They are sticky, but not impossible to remove. They're small enough to fit onto any board, and have just enough height to give... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/550) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/550/guides) ![Angled Shot of the Little Rubber Bumper Feet - Pack of 4](https://cdn-shop.adafruit.com/640x480/550-06.jpg) - [Next Page](https://learn.adafruit.com/neocontroller-color-grading-input-box/circuitpython.md) ## Featured Products ### Adafruit Feather RP2040 [Adafruit Feather RP2040](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884) A new chip means a new Feather, and the Raspberry Pi RP2040 is no exception. When we saw this chip we thought "this chip is going to be awesome when we give it the Feather Treatment" and so we did! This Feather features the  **RP2040** , and all niceties you know and... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4884) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4884/guides) ### Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels [Adafruit NeoSlider I2C QT Slide Potentiometer with 4 NeoPixels](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5295) Our family of I2C-friendly user interface elements grows by one with this new product that makes it plug-n-play-easy to add a 75mm long slide potentiometer to any microcontroller or microcomputer with an I2C port. Each breakout is 3" long and 0.8" wide, with a single linear... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5295) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5295/guides) ### NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C - Four Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels [NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C - Four Mechanical Key Switches with NeoPixels](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4980) The only thing better than a nice mechanical key is, perhaps, FOUR mechanical keys that also can glow any color of the rainbow - and that's what the  **Adafruit NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C Breakout**  will let you do! This longgg 3" x 0.8" PCB fits... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4980) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4980/guides) ### Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycap for MX Compatible Switches [Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycap for MX Compatible Switches](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5112) These stark and elegant **Black Windowed Lamp R4 Keycaps** are made of opaque black plastic with a small cutout in the south-center edge that wraps around the top and bottom. The cut-out has a clear plastic window to allow an LED installed under the switch to glow through. They... Out of Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/5112) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/5112/guides) ### Black LED Diffusion Acrylic Panel 12" x 12" - 0.1" / 2.6mm thick [Black LED Diffusion Acrylic Panel 12" x 12" - 0.1" / 2.6mm thick](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4594) A nice whoppin' slab of some lovely black acrylic to add some extra diffusion to your LED Matrix project. This material is 2.6mm (0.1") thick and is made of special cast acrylic that makes it perfect for glowy projects, especially matricies or NeoPixels. Unlike smoke or... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4594) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4594/guides) ### STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable - 100mm Long [STEMMA QT / Qwiic JST SH 4-pin Cable - 100mm Long](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4210) This 4-wire cable is a little over 100mm / 4" long and fitted with JST-SH female 4-pin connectors on both ends. Compared with the chunkier JST-PH these are 1mm pitch instead of 2mm, but still have a nice latching feel, while being easy to insert and remove. In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4210) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4210/guides) ### Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread [Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M2.5 Thread](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299) Totaling 380 pieces, this **M2.5 Screw Set**  is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough screws, nuts, and hex standoffs to fuel your maker tendencies for days on end! M2.5 size screws fit almost all of the Adafruit breakout/dev board mounting holes... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/3299) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/3299/guides) ### Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread [Black Nylon Machine Screw and Stand-off Set – M3 Thread](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4685) Totaling **420 pieces** , this **M3 Screw Set**  is a must-have for your workstation. You'll have enough screws, nuts, and hex standoffs to fuel your maker tendencies for days on end! M3 size screws fit a number of Adafruit breakout/dev board... In Stock [Buy Now](https://www.adafruit.com/product/4685) [Related Guides to the Product](https://learn.adafruit.com/products/4685/guides) ## Related Guides - [Introducing Adafruit Feather RP2040](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-feather-rp2040-pico.md) - [Adafruit NeoKey 1x4 QT I2C Breakout](https://learn.adafruit.com/neokey-1x4-qt-i2c.md) - [Adafruit NeoSlider](https://learn.adafruit.com/adafruit-neoslider.md) - [Discord and Slack Connected Smart Plant with Adafruit IO Actions](https://learn.adafruit.com/discord-and-slack-connected-smart-plant-with-adafruit-io-triggers.md) - [Tyrell Desktop Synthesizer](https://learn.adafruit.com/tyrell-desktop-synthesizer.md) - [Monitor Your Greenhouse with a No-Code Environmental Sensor](https://learn.adafruit.com/monitor-your-greenhouse-with-a-no-code-environmental-sensor.md) - [Bricktunes: LEGO Synthesizer Glove](https://learn.adafruit.com/bricktunes-lego-glove-synthesizer.md) - [Hacking Holiday Animatronics](https://learn.adafruit.com/hacking-holiday-animatronics.md) - [Stand for Feather ESP32 with Reverse TFT](https://learn.adafruit.com/stand-for-feather-esp32-with-reverse-tft.md) - [Numpad 4000 Mechanical Keyswitch Data Entry Device](https://learn.adafruit.com/numpad-4000-mechanical-keyswitch-data-entry-device.md) - [Raspberry Pi HQ Camera Case](https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-hq-camera-case.md) - [Guitar Synth with CircuitPython SynthIO](https://learn.adafruit.com/guitar-synth-with-circuitpython-synthio.md) - [Raspberry Pi Video Synth with Blinka and Processing](https://learn.adafruit.com/raspberry-pi-video-synth-with-blinka-and-processing.md) - [NFC Raspberry Pi Media Player](https://learn.adafruit.com/nfc-raspberry-pi-media-player.md) - [Mini LED Matrix Audio Visualizer](https://learn.adafruit.com/mini-led-matrix-audio-visualizer.md) - [Pico W YBox3](https://learn.adafruit.com/pico-w-ybox3.md) - [32x32 Square Pixel Art Animation Display](https://learn.adafruit.com/32x32-square-pixel-display.md) - [Edit CircuitPython Code on iOS with Runestone](https://learn.adafruit.com/editing-circuitpython-on-ios-with-runestone.md)