ZEAL » software http://zealousy.com indietronica, animation, robots Fri, 09 Dec 2011 01:14:24 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 MIDIpress http://zealousy.com/2011/09/midipress/ http://zealousy.com/2011/09/midipress/#comments Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:21:55 +0000 bob http://zealousy.com/?p=1457

i discovered there’s a shortage of keystroke to MIDI converters for mac so I made MIDIpress.  to use it…

  1. Download MIDIpress
  2.  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″.
  3. choose your MIDI output settings.  “from midipress 1″ is a safe bet.
  4. make sure your target application (ableton, FL studio etc.) has your chosen midi port active in it’s preferences.
  5. set your velocity and note length.
  6. do whatever! you can control any midi mappable parameters or jam as you type.

here’s the max patch for the nerdlingers

 

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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.

Download: VIZZable Modular VJ plugins for Ableton Live

UPDATE!

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  originally made for the novation launchpad but will work with any midi input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
  • Grabbr – webcam source now selectable
  • Playr – clips in drop down now save properly

 

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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!

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I threw together a little motion detecting modulation plugin for max4live.  You can get it here.  Novelty drinking bird not included.

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My Xbox Guitar Hero to MIDI application AXIS is available now!  The videos below explain all:



Mac users:

  • Get AXIS 1.0 HERE.
  • You’ll also need the Tattiebogle Xbox drivers from here.
  • If you get the dreaded blinking green light there’s now a solution!  Check here.

Windows users:

  • Get AXIS 1.0 HERE.
  • You’ll also need LoopBe from here.
  • 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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