Yeah, I guess you really dont need binary for this although it might be a tad more efficient. But the data is really pretty low bandwidth so a XML socket server would be fine. And you are right it would be a nice to have in flash. Its just that I recently setup a small studio and everything seems to need a driver. I just wonder how comprehensive/seamless a system built into flash could be. I dont know much about how midi works on the pc and whether the OS already has a kind of internal midi bus so that app developers dont need to worry about compatibility. If all that is already there then it could be done in flash wihout any compatibility issues.
Regards Hank On 12/8/05, Martin Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sure, it can already be done without binary sockets using a simple xml > socket based server which translates whichever protocol to and from XML, > for instance theres already flosc, a flash / java solution for OSC > communication, and the same idea can be done for MIDI...but it would > just be nice to minimise the number of pieces in the puzzle. :) > > still, my main interest is still in getting better sound in flash itself. > > I agree with you in that i see no reason not to allow access to the > sound buffer of flash itself. Its no different from writing bitmap data. > > thanks, > > Martin > > hank williams wrote: > > Of course, in thinking about this, with the new binary socket > > functionality, midi control could all be done by just writing a simple > > localhost to midi gateway. This would be pretty simple to do, and is > > probably what is needed anyway to deal with different drivers etc. And > > it makes total sense that if you want to control some local hardware > > that you need to download a piece of software. > > > > problem solved!! :) > > > > Regards > > Hank > > > > On 12/8/05, Martin Wood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>This is another side which would be great to open up. > >> > >>It would be amazing to integrate flash with MIDI controllers and audio > >>software. I've thought of many interfaces to control audio which would > >>be a lot easier to create in flash. > >> > >>Also i can imagine some amazing interactive work combining flash and the > >>jazz mutant lemur. > >> > >>mmm, the lemur... > >> > >>http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php > >> > >> > >> > >>Jason Cunliffe wrote: > >> > >>>oops, I forgot to include links to the I-CUBEX set of MIDI sensors > >>> > >>>http://infusionsystems.com/catalog/all_categories.php?osCsid=540ddd8aa0ac63e6fb8054c988afefd4 > >>> > >>> > >>>and to Alcorn McBride Show Control equipment > >>>http://www.alcorn.com/products/showcontrol/index.html > >>> > >>> > >>>Jason > >>> > >>>_______________________________________________ > >>>Flashcoders mailing list > >>>[email protected] > >>>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >>> > >> > >>-- > >>Martin Wood > >> > >>http://relivethefuture.com/choronzon > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Flashcoders mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > >> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Flashcoders mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > > > -- > Martin Wood > > http://relivethefuture.com/choronzon > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders mailing list > [email protected] > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders mailing list [email protected] http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders
