Where can I get PlayCommand? I can't find it on Jacque's site.
This discussion reminds me of my problem. I am a pianist and am trying to use
Revolution in my concerts. A typical performance starts with me playing on the
piano alone -- and at a specific moment I bring in a recorded accompaniment
which is in a Player in Revolution. I do it with a foot pedal that generates a
mouseclick (my hands are busy.) When I press the foot pedal Revolution starts
the player which is already loaded with the soundfile. Here's the problem: if
Revolution loads the file and I press the foot pedal within about 20 secondso,
the sound plays immediately -- no problem. But if my piano solo part is longer
than that, it seems that Quicktime (or Revolution?) goes into some kind of
hibernation mode and now when I press the foot pedal there is a delay of
perhaps a second before the sound plays. This is death for the performance! So
now I have to press the foot pedal about a second before the sound starts; it
is really a drag! Any ideas?
Based on this discussion, I gather it would be quicker if I could get
the foot pedal to generate a keydown? Any ideas how to do this? How do you make
an external mouse generate a keydown instead of a mousedown?
Is there any way to set Quicktime to not go into that hibernation mode?
I have Snow Leopard. Would it help to move to Quicktime Pro? Or Quicktime X?
Thanks for any suggestions.
Fred Moyer
On Nov 16, 2010, at 4:33 AM, [email protected] wrote:
> Message: 26
> Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2010 10:26:25 +0100
> From: Ren? Micout <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: Audio Triggering + Mouse Event latency
> To: How to use Revolution <[email protected]>
> Message-ID: <[email protected]>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1
>
> Hello Anthony,
> I just returned from a trip and I discovered the discussion. For months
> (years...) I work on this problem and the best solution I've found in terms
> of responsiveness is to use PlayCommand Agent X (see Jacqueline web site for
> that) which controls the QuickTime synthesizer via AppleScript. I have a
> (Mac) prototype in progress (for iPad in final) called "Exapad" which is
> based on the principles you have mentioned and which uses "MouseDown" to
> start the sound and "MouseUp" to stop it. Hare are scripts extremely
> simplified (because in application chords can be played and arpeggiated) :
> global vgVolumeGénéral,vgTimbre -- settings with slider and menu
> on mouseDown
> hsJouerNotes the cpNoteBase of the target -- custom property of the note or
> sound (target = image or button)
> end mouseDown
> on mouseUp
> hsArrêtNotes the cpNoteBase of the target
> end mouseUp
> private command hsJouerNotes vpFondam
> SBstartNote vgTimbre,vpFondam,vgVolumeGénéral
> end hsJouerNotes
> private command hsArrêtNotes vpFondam
> SBstopNote vgTimbre,vpFondam
> end hsArrêtNotes
> command SBstartNote vpI,vpP,vpV
> do ("tell application"&"e& "PlayCommand Agent X" "e && "to" &&
> "play note instrument" && quote & vpI & quote && "pitch" && vpP && "velocity"
> && vpV) as AppleScript
> end SBstartNote
> command SBstopNote vpI,vpP
> do ("tell application" && quote & "PlayCommand Agent X" & quote && "to" &&
> "play note instrument"&& quote & vpI & quote && "pitch" && vpP && "velocity"
> && 0) as AppleScript
> end SBstopNote
> No latency. Percussion sounds possible...
> I stop because I have no more place...
> Bon souvenir de Paris
> René
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