[chuck-users] Retractable string controller for Chuck

dan trueman dtrueman at Princeton.EDU
Wed Mar 18 12:16:17 EDT 2009


from my earlier post:

http://x37v.com/x37v/post/2008/08/madcatz-gametrak-mod.html

dt

On Mar 18, 2009, at 12:00 PM, Robert Poor wrote:

> 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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