Hello everyone,
I recently composed a piece for accordion and live electronics which will be performed by a friend of mine who lives in a different country than me, and so has to manage all the logistics of the performance on his own. This piece requires the use of a foot switch to activate events in the Pure Data patch I wrote. I recommended my friend to get a USB foot switch so that we can use the [hid] object to make it activate the events in the patch. The problem is that the online stores selling these USB foot switches he found do not mention anything about them being OS X compatible, but one store does clearly categorize the device as a HID. Here is the kind of pedal he is considering to get: http://www.hesta.com.pl/sklep/img/p/43-150-thickbox.jpg
I am myself a Linux user and don't know a thing about peripherals in OS X, so would anyone have any advice concerning this situation? Would any of these generic USB HID devices work fine or should we better try getting something else?
Thanks a lot! Cheers, Gilberto
We've had great luck with these:
http://www.delcomproducts.com/webpage.asp?id=32
On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Gilberto Agostinho via Pd-list < pd-list@lists.iem.at> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I recently composed a piece for accordion and live electronics which will be performed by a friend of mine who lives in a different country than me, and so has to manage all the logistics of the performance on his own. This piece requires the use of a foot switch to activate events in the Pure Data patch I wrote. I recommended my friend to get a USB foot switch so that we can use the [hid] object to make it activate the events in the patch. The problem is that the online stores selling these USB foot switches he found do not mention anything about them being OS X compatible, but one store does clearly categorize the device as a HID. Here is the kind of pedal he is considering to get: http://www.hesta.com.pl/sklep/ img/p/43-150-thickbox.jpg
I am myself a Linux user and don't know a thing about peripherals in OS X, so would anyone have any advice concerning this situation? Would any of these generic USB HID devices work fine or should we better try getting something else?
Thanks a lot! Cheers, Gilberto
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Delcom also has these silent ones:
http://www.delcomproducts.com/search.asp?searchstr=silent&search=search%...
On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 11:25 AM, Matt Barber brbrofsvl@gmail.com wrote:
We've had great luck with these:
http://www.delcomproducts.com/webpage.asp?id=32
On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Gilberto Agostinho via Pd-list < pd-list@lists.iem.at> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I recently composed a piece for accordion and live electronics which will be performed by a friend of mine who lives in a different country than me, and so has to manage all the logistics of the performance on his own. This piece requires the use of a foot switch to activate events in the Pure Data patch I wrote. I recommended my friend to get a USB foot switch so that we can use the [hid] object to make it activate the events in the patch. The problem is that the online stores selling these USB foot switches he found do not mention anything about them being OS X compatible, but one store does clearly categorize the device as a HID. Here is the kind of pedal he is considering to get: http://www.hesta.com.pl/sklep/ img/p/43-150-thickbox.jpg
I am myself a Linux user and don't know a thing about peripherals in OS X, so would anyone have any advice concerning this situation? Would any of these generic USB HID devices work fine or should we better try getting something else?
Thanks a lot! Cheers, Gilberto
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Hi all, thanks for all replies!
@oliver
if this is the one i got (looks pretty much the same) it is nothing
more than a usb keyboard that only sends one letter on pedal down.
If that's the case, then it would be quite easy. Thanks for the tip, in the end these are so cheap that I will just get one and find out.
be aware though of repetitive sendings when pressing the pedal too
long, you might want to filter those out.
also, my pedal is cheaply built, not what you would call rock-solid.
but it does the job alright (well, the concept is simple enough) and it's cheap.
Yeah, I have seen some reviews saying the same. My patch already ignores any input within 200ms from a previous one, so it should be fine, but I will let my friend know about this.
@Orm
we use these: Line6 FBV Express MKII They are really sturdy, offer four switches and one controller pedal
These look great, I will see if my friend doesn't want to invest a bit more and get one of these for himself.
@Matt
Delcom also has these silent ones:
These look nice as well, but the cheapest shipping costs to Europe are more than the pedal itself! :-(
Thanks again to you all!
Cheers, Gilberto
Hi,
we use these:
Line6 FBV Express MKII
They are really sturdy, offer four switches and one controller pedal and cost about 99,- Euro here in Germany.
-- Orm
Prof. Orm Finnendahl Komposition Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Eschersheimer Landstr. 29-39 60322 Frankfurt am Main
Am Samstag, den 17. Dezember 2016 um 11:25:39 Uhr (-0500) schrieb Matt Barber:
We've had great luck with these:
http://www.delcomproducts.com/webpage.asp?id=32
On Sat, Dec 17, 2016 at 10:39 AM, Gilberto Agostinho via Pd-list < pd-list@lists.iem.at> wrote:
Hello everyone,
I recently composed a piece for accordion and live electronics which will be performed by a friend of mine who lives in a different country than me, and so has to manage all the logistics of the performance on his own. This piece requires the use of a foot switch to activate events in the Pure Data patch I wrote. I recommended my friend to get a USB foot switch so that we can use the [hid] object to make it activate the events in the patch. The problem is that the online stores selling these USB foot switches he found do not mention anything about them being OS X compatible, but one store does clearly categorize the device as a HID. Here is the kind of pedal he is considering to get: http://www.hesta.com.pl/sklep/ img/p/43-150-thickbox.jpg
I am myself a Linux user and don't know a thing about peripherals in OS X, so would anyone have any advice concerning this situation? Would any of these generic USB HID devices work fine or should we better try getting something else?
Thanks a lot! Cheers, Gilberto
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Hi,
if this is the one i got (looks pretty much the same) it is nothing more than a usb keyboard that only sends one letter on pedal down. mine had a special app attached that would let you change that letter to your own need, but that app only worked on windows. so you might be stuck with the default letter (usually "a", "b" or "c")
still, since this is basically just a one letter keyboard, it definitely works on OSX and you don't even need [hid] but the [key] object. be aware though of repetitive sendings when pressing the pedal too long, you might want to filter those out.
also, my pedal is cheaply built, not what you would call rock-solid. but it does the job alright (well, the concept is simple enough) and it's cheap.
best
oliver
I am myself a Linux user and don't know a thing about peripherals in OS X, so would anyone have any advice concerning this situation? Would any of these generic USB HID devices work fine or should we better try getting something else?
I used a Logidy UMI 3 back when I was a OS X user, then I went Linux, use the same pedal and works great. Has a jack for an expression pedal but I haven't tried using that yet. Works out of the box for me in Ubuntu, don't remember having problems using it under OS X. The little configuration utility where you change the types of messages it sends out only works in Windows and OS X I think, I haven't tried running it in WINE but it isn't a huge deal. I think as a default, it send MIDI notes 60 62 and 64.
It's basically a little metal wedge with 3 metal push buttons, aforementioned expression pedal jack in 1/8 inch form, USB-B port out the back, little LED that lights up when you push the buttons. It is a little noisy, but I haven't found it to be noticeable in my live percussion/electronic activities (although you prob don't want a mic TOO close to it). Durable as heck, no need for an external power source.
I think they're around 70 or 80 bucks?
Derek
I used a Logidy UMI 3 back when I was a OS X user, then I went Linux, use the same pedal and works great. Has a jack for an expression pedal but I haven't tried using that yet.
It works fine as a midi device in both linux and os x. expression pedal works fine too. very sturdy, it’s a bit noisy, but I’m happy with it.
J
@Derek
I used a Logidy UMI 3 back when I was a OS X user,
@Jaime
It works fine as a midi device in both linux and os x. expression
pedal works fine too. very sturdy, it’s a bit noisy, but I’m happy with it.
Thanks for all the info, guys. This UMI3 looks great, I will forward the tip to my friend.
Cheers! Gilberto
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