Comments on: Rocking Outside the Xbox http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/ What's Next? Fri, 20 Apr 2012 22:09:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 By: craig http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-312122 craig Thu, 21 May 2009 18:18:57 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-312122 Hi Roo - I've only recently discovered controllermate and am also enjoying it's flexibility.... another option that is working well and is lightweight is using osculator with a command line utility called oscjoy - it takes a connected joystick and sends out osc messages for each button and all axes. It can be a bit tricky to find, because most searches lead to a page whose download link is broken. You can find it here, though: http://freshmeat.net/projects/oscjoy Cheers! Hi Roo -

I’ve only recently discovered controllermate and am also enjoying it’s flexibility….

another option that is working well and is lightweight is using osculator with a command line utility called oscjoy – it takes a connected joystick and sends out osc messages for each button and all axes.

It can be a bit tricky to find, because most searches lead to a page whose download link is broken. You can find it here, though:
http://freshmeat.net/projects/oscjoy

Cheers!

]]> By: Roo http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-216510 Roo Sat, 24 Jan 2009 08:09:55 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-216510 To be honest, I didn't get it working well at all. I think the way MultiControl sends MIDI messages is flawed and it was pretty unusable for me. <a href="http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/25/we-could-be-guitar-heroes/" rel="nofollow">I had much better luck with ControllerMate</a> though. To be honest, I didn’t get it working well at all. I think the way MultiControl sends MIDI messages is flawed and it was pretty unusable for me. I had much better luck with ControllerMate though.

]]> By: Andrew http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-216388 Andrew Sat, 24 Jan 2009 03:21:36 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-216388 Hey Roo, how exactly did you get MultiControl working - i cant seem to get it to work with midi correctly. Any help would be appreciated. Hey Roo,
how exactly did you get MultiControl working – i cant seem to get it to work with midi correctly. Any help would be appreciated.

]]> By: Roo http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-72437 Roo Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:33:40 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-72437 The MIDI-enabled beta of ControllerMate, available (fairly well hidden) via the forum, has some additional output blocks, which - as you'd expect - work nicely with the rest of the ControllerMate sources and outputs. The additional output blocks are <ul><li>note out (which allows you pick to pick the channel, velocity, etc, and send a note based on on/off events) <li>variable note out (takes variable values for velocity value, note value and play on/off) <li>note aftertouch and variable note aftertouch <li>program change <li>channel pressure <li>pitch wheel </ul>and there are some additional input blocks too, letting you handle MIDI events generated elsewhere <ul><li>MIDI note (respond to MIDI note messages) <li>note velocity <li>MIDI controller (responds to controller values) <li>aftertouch <li>program change <li>channel pressure <li>pitch wheel </ul> Altogether, a pretty complete and powerful tool to integrate with existing MIDI systems, in both directions. It's easy enough to use, once you get your head around ControllerMate. Bear in mind it's just a beta, but it works well for me so far, and I'd pay $15 for ControllerMate even without the MIDI version. The MIDI-enabled beta of ControllerMate, available (fairly well hidden) via the forum, has some additional output blocks, which – as you’d expect – work nicely with the rest of the ControllerMate sources and outputs. The additional output blocks are

  • note out (which allows you pick to pick the channel, velocity, etc, and send a note based on on/off events)
  • variable note out (takes variable values for velocity value, note value and play on/off)
  • note aftertouch and variable note aftertouch
  • program change
  • channel pressure
  • pitch wheel

and there are some additional input blocks too, letting you handle MIDI events generated elsewhere

  • MIDI note (respond to MIDI note messages)
  • note velocity
  • MIDI controller (responds to controller values)
  • aftertouch
  • program change
  • channel pressure
  • pitch wheel

Altogether, a pretty complete and powerful tool to integrate with existing MIDI systems, in both directions. It’s easy enough to use, once you get your head around ControllerMate.

Bear in mind it’s just a beta, but it works well for me so far, and I’d pay $15 for ControllerMate even without the MIDI version.

]]> By: James http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-72427 James Fri, 05 Sep 2008 14:23:00 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-72427 Hi Roo, How is the midi thing working with ControllerMate? I have been using MultiControl, but it is not very flexible and has zero technical support. I guess CM is just $15, so not a big investment, but just wondering if it sends controller data, etc efficiently... James Hi Roo,

How is the midi thing working with ControllerMate? I have been using MultiControl, but it is not very flexible and has zero technical support. I guess CM is just $15, so not a big investment, but just wondering if it sends controller data, etc efficiently…

James

]]> By: Roo http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-58213 Roo Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:10:31 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-58213 <a href="http://www.osculator.net/" rel="nofollow">OSCulator</a> is a nice Mac app that will map from Wiimote to both OSC and MIDI. A nice addition to the mix. OSCulator is a nice Mac app that will map from Wiimote to both OSC and MIDI. A nice addition to the mix.

]]> By: Roo http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-57618 Roo Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:35:57 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-57618 Eep. Definitely a word or two missing from that sentence. Eep. Definitely a word or two missing from that sentence.

]]> By: k http://rooreynolds.com/2008/08/05/rocking-outside-the-xbox/comment-page-1/#comment-57605 k Tue, 05 Aug 2008 12:07:50 +0000 http://rooreynolds.com/?p=655#comment-57605 "band mode with my wife (our band is called Good Girl OK after the praise/release phrases we use when training her. Good girl, good girl… OK)." You trained your wife with praise-release phrases?! :) “band mode with my wife (our band is called Good Girl OK after the praise/release phrases we use when training her. Good girl, good girl… OK).”

You trained your wife with praise-release phrases?! :)

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