Xiangfu Liu wrote: > maybe we can create a 'virtual midi device' like that by using linux shell. > (much cheaper then that one :)
Hmm, you mean like vmpk or vkeybd ? Maybe there's already something like this for OSC ? At some point in time, it may make sense to try to abstract from all these protocols. E.g., we now have MIDI, DMX512, OSC, and infrared to control things. Sebastien uses MIDI and DMX, I think you have some OSC, I'm MIDI-only. The exact mapping you'd want for your devices would further depend on what kind of device you have. E.g., if you need to control a dozen aspects of color and a beast like this one sits on your desk http://www.behringer.com/assets/BCR2000_P0245_Left-Perspective_XL.png then you'd just assign each to an encoder and still wonder what to do with the remaining 20 knobs. On the other hand, if you have a gracile beauty like this http://www.faderfox.de/mark/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=165&Itemid=239 then you'd probably prefer to multiplex some functions instead of throwing almost all your controls at colors. So maybe you'd have a block of four faders, say, for R/G/B/speed, and use two buttons as "shift" keys. And that's just MIDI. With an IR remote control, you may even have "more/less red" buttons instead of a continuous control. And none of this should really need a change in the underlying patch. - Werner _______________________________________________ http://lists.milkymist.org/listinfo.cgi/devel-milkymist.org IRC: #milkymist@Freenode
