Comments on: Multitouch http://avols.com/blog/2008/12/multitouch-2/ music | technology | tools Thu, 29 Jul 2010 18:01:18 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1-RC1 hourly 1 By: admin http://avols.com/blog/2008/12/multitouch-2/comment-page-1/#comment-55 admin Fri, 12 Dec 2008 19:20:16 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=119#comment-55 I don't get the multitouch vs multidimensional thing. If something can recognize multiple touch points in a three dimensional system (x,y,z), then it would be fair to say that it is a multidimensional device. Multitouch then, is a multidimensional touch device. Isn't it? It would be fun to build such a thing, but I think it is a strange decision to use a sound card to power it. Building electronics to supply the signals to the sensor is fairly easy, and more important: it is cheap, and any soundcard can pick up the signals from the sensor. There is one thing though, that this unit shares with the Lemur: It is flat, and I do not want a flat thing. I want to build something that I can hold in my hands without a table supporting the device, and it should be self contained with everything it needs to do its magic. I don’t get the multitouch vs multidimensional thing. If something can recognize multiple touch points in a three dimensional system (x,y,z), then it would be fair to say that it is a multidimensional device. Multitouch then, is a multidimensional touch device. Isn’t it?

It would be fun to build such a thing, but I think it is a strange decision to use a sound card to power it. Building electronics to supply the signals to the sensor is fairly easy, and more important: it is cheap, and any soundcard can pick up the signals from the sensor.

There is one thing though, that this unit shares with the Lemur: It is flat, and I do not want a flat thing. I want to build something that I can hold in my hands without a table supporting the device, and it should be self contained with everything it needs to do its magic.

]]> By: Anders Tveit http://avols.com/blog/2008/12/multitouch-2/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Anders Tveit Thu, 11 Dec 2008 23:49:14 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=119#comment-54 Yes I saw this @ the cycling74 site, looks very interesting! the dumbek demo was very cool and actually quite "expressive" well at least the imagined Possibilities with it. As far as I understood he uses the I/O signals from the RME card to transmit and receive signals which are being mapped to this multidimensional surface and then to samples/sounds what-have-you. It would be fair to say that this is not multitouch but multidimensional controller then? easy/interested to built something like this Arve?. btw Rochefor No.10 insanely good, the taste should inspire every kind of artist and artistry, drink good beer=good music and good ideas maybe... Yes I saw this @ the cycling74 site, looks very interesting! the dumbek demo was very cool and actually quite “expressive” well at least the imagined Possibilities with it. As far as I understood he uses the I/O signals from the RME card to transmit and receive signals which are being mapped to this multidimensional surface and then to samples/sounds what-have-you. It would be fair to say that this is not multitouch but multidimensional controller then? easy/interested to built something like this Arve?.
btw Rochefor No.10 insanely good, the taste should inspire every kind of artist and artistry, drink good beer=good music and good ideas maybe…

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