Well.  All this talk of the Ondes Martinot and chainsaws have made me reconsider the performance art potential for the Catz / Gametrak controller.   When I plug it in, the OS X USB device manager knows its name, but (not surprisingly) chuck --probe doesn't show it.  Can anyone offer pointers on what I have to write to make it recognized as an HID device under OS X?  

- Rob

On 18 Mar 2009, at 08:47, Kassen wrote:

Jukka;

There is a musical instrument where the pitch can be controlled, as an alternative to using a keyboard, by how much string you pull out -- the Ondes Martinot. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9UBjrUjwo for a very good demonstration. Perhaps this controller could be adapted to such use.

Excellent example. Also; the Martinot was notoriously unreliable, needing frequent repairs; in some ways you would be better off with this controller and a decent MIDI keyboard.

That, and you could "start" it like it were a chainsaw or lawnmower; that would certainly get rid off the slightly dusty image of the Martinot!

Sorry, I can't resist trying to share my enthusiasm for such concepts.

Kas.
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