select your keyboard from the menu on the left. this might take some trial and error – when you find it the yellow button next to the menu will flash when ever you hit a key. mine’s “Apple Internal Keyboard / Trackpad 4″.
choose your MIDI output settings. “from midipress 1″ is a safe bet.
make sure your target application (ableton, FL studio etc.) has your chosen midi port active in it’s preferences.
set your velocity and note length.
do whatever! you can control any midi mappable parameters or jam as you type.
i’ve been wanting to run video plugins since before Max for Live came into existence and Max/MSPs VIZZIE VJ modules seemed perfect as Ableton plugins. so i swapped out all the non-MIDI automatable parts and shoehorned some plugins together.
These plugins are completely compatible with the amazing V-module suite by Fabrizio Poce. These two projects have now merged to provide a comprehensive suite of video, effects and real-time graphics tools for Live. If you’d like to become involved in testing and developing these plugins please join us in this google group.
Change list
6/12/2011
V 0.9.3
Updated auto-connect v 1.0
Syphon output added to the viewr module
new midigrid device – receives midi notes and outputs white squares. originally made for the novation launchpad but will work with any midi input
new 2switchr device to toggle video between two different outputs
17/4/2011
V 0.9.2
All modules can now auto-connect (thanks to Chris Gough from the Jitter in Live google group)
All module’s preview windows can be disabled by clicking
Viewr GL optimized
Viewr can now toggle menubar in fullscreen mode
Viewr acts as a central hub to all other VIZZable modules allowing toggling of module preview windows and setting global resolution for all modules
New Previewr device, similar to viewr but without global controls or fullscreen
New Zamplr effect module
Playr has several performance improvements
Playr now properly saves loaded movie folders with live set
Clicking the Playrs name below the preview window activates a FPS meter and unique frame toggle for performance monitoring
VIZZIE preset code removed – presets can be saved in Live browser
7/4/2011
Effect modules are now bypassed when device is deactivated.
6/4/2011
All parameters can now be automated with clip envelopes
Code cleaned up
Scribbler bugs fixed
3/4/2011
All devices now connect using the same drop down system as V-module
Player now has selectable resolution
25/1/2011
all devices frozen and outputs plugged with “.” to prevent stack overflow errors
I’ve been getting asked for this keypad to midi patch a lot recently so I thought I’d upload it. You can get it here. You’ll also need the free max/msp runtime from cycling74.com. If you’re on windows you’ll need loopbe too.
and remember – Zeal’s live Melbourne debut this Friday!
If the Xbox drivers don’t install automatically try here.
AXIS was built in Max/MSP. If you’d like to adapt it for a different guitar or anything just get in touch and I’ll send you the source.
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Zeal is 26 year-old Melbournite, Robert Jarvis. He makes indietronica in his bedroom studio and animated music videos about cats in space on his bedroom floor.
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