hi, list
sorry if this has been asked before, but i'm still not sure about it:
is there any working [hid] or [hidin] external for XP ? i learned olaf matthes has made one some time ago but
http://www.akustische-kunst.org/
seems to be down or closed. can anybody help ?
thankxalot
oliver
David Merrill wrote:
Chris McCormick wrote:
On Sat, Nov 25, 2006 at 12:01:32PM -0500, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:
On Nov 23, 2006, at 8:20 PM, Chris McCormick wrote:
Since Hans pointed out it doesn't work under OSX, I think the next
best option is for me to write an external that uses SDL calls to read from the joystick, since that library works on all platforms. Will report back here when that's done.When I started [hid], I explored many options including SDL. It
provides a very limited interface to the devices, but is relatively
easy to use. I suppose an SDL object would be useful in specific
circumstances, like on obscure platforms. Do you have a specific
problem with [hid] besides not working on Windows?Not at all. If [hid] was working on Windows, and easy to compile on Linux, I think I'd go with that.
You could also join Olaf Matthes, David Merrill, and I on working on
the next generation of [hidin]/[hid]/[input_noticer] that will work
on Linux, Mac OS X, and Windows. By lucky chance, David was in NYC
so we met yesterday about this. And by another lucky chance, Olaf is getting into NYC and we are going to be meeting about this soon.That sounds really cool. I look forward to a time when it's easy to get joystick events into Pd in a cross-platform way. In the meantime I might write a very simple SDL external to do just what I need, or persue Frank's idea of wrapping [joystick] and [hid] depending on the platform. I'd definately switch to what you guys are working on once it's working on all platforms though.
Yes, being able to easily connect a joystick on any platform should be a right, not a privilege within PD. :) We'll be getting started asap. Also, in general I think that there are neat possibilities for hacking other off-the-shelf hardware for instrument-building - to build the sensor into another instrument. Like many of the new wireless optical mice that have been released for really cheap lately.. For less than $10USD, they present a cheap, wireless 2D motion sensor that will also work with HID. Also, I'm looking forward to the price coming down on these: http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/peripherals/cut-the-cord-usb-runs-free-with-f...
Power it with a battery and build it into your device, and your instrument can have several such hacked USB peripherals connected wirelessly back to your PC-as-synth. cheers, -David
Best,
Chris.
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