[chuck-users] Retractable string controller for Chuck

[dan trueman]

don't credit me; i'm just a user! it is super easy though, which is  
good, because PLOrk owns, uh, 40 of them!

On Mar 18, 2009, at 12:55 PM, Robert Poor wrote:

> For the record: Dan Trueman **rawks**.  Total elapsed time between  
> receiving his message (with crystal clear instructions on modding  
> the Catz/GameTrack box) to seeing output of all six axes on my  
> screen: 20 minutes.  A significant part of that was spent trying to  
> find the storage bin with my Weller Soldering Iron and small tools.
>
> Now I can start to get really silly with this thing.  Anyone got a  
> great chainsaw patch?  :)
>
> - Rob
>
> On 18 Mar 2009, at 09:16, dan trueman wrote:
>
>> 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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