Re: [linux-audio-dev] Alternate MIDI controller idea (patent fodder?)

[Thad Brown]

At 01:13 PM 5/3/2000 -0700, monty wrote:


> > > I'm sure many of you have seen a "ribbon controller" before.
> > > As Joe Miklojcik pointed out in his post on Saturday, the good
> > > ones tend to be be made out a linear force sensitive resistors
> > > (LFSRs).  They are usually used to control a particular CC or (N)RPN
> >
> > I've actually always wanted a 2-D version! Basically that would be a
> > touchpad with a bigger surface, at least 5"x5".  Making it 2D gives
> > you one-finger control of 2 parameters, very nice.
>
>
>   have you played with a korg kaospad ?
>
>     http://www.korg.com/gear/info.asp?A_PROD_NO=KAOSSPAD
>
>   i saw one at a party this weekend and
>   talked briefly with the owner who claimed
>   it was great fun to play with.  i don't
>   think it has a midi output but it certainly
>   capitalizes on tying X and Y coordinates
>   to two differnt parameters of an effect.
>
>
>   charless.

Just FYI, I saw a few "mad scientist" types at the Frankfurt Musikmesse 
with interesting ways to control many many parameters (like 60) in both two 
and three dimensional environments.  Very cool stuff.  The KAOSS pad does, 
in fact, send MIDI.

TCB