Comments for Arve Voldsund http://avols.com/blog music | technology | tools Wed, 07 Jan 2009 13:05:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 Comment on Multitouch by admin http://avols.com/blog/2008/12/multitouch-2/#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.

]]> Comment on Multitouch by Anders Tveit http://avols.com/blog/2008/12/multitouch-2/#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…

]]> Comment on The Driveavols! by admin http://avols.com/blog/2008/08/the-driveavols/#comment-53 admin Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:32:27 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=71#comment-53 Yes I will! When I am reunited with my guitar amp :) It has moved to the west coast before us, but we will meet again very soon.... Yes I will! When I am reunited with my guitar amp :) It has moved to the west coast before us, but we will meet again very soon….

]]> Comment on The Driveavols! by Anders http://avols.com/blog/2008/08/the-driveavols/#comment-52 Anders Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:51:27 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=71#comment-52 Nice arve, so please give us some audio snippets would be great! Nice arve, so please give us some audio snippets would be great!

]]> Comment on Norwegian opera says no. by Arve Voldsund » Tom Waits concert http://avols.com/blog/2008/06/the-norwegian-opera-says-no/#comment-50 Arve Voldsund » Tom Waits concert Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:44:10 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=47#comment-50 [...] the 120th day on a desert island without nothing to eat but stone. Perhaps not, but ever since the Norwegian opera said no I have been almost in tears when reading reviews of his masters [...] [...] the 120th day on a desert island without nothing to eat but stone. Perhaps not, but ever since the Norwegian opera said no I have been almost in tears when reading reviews of his masters [...]

]]> Comment on My screen is my re-patcher by admin http://avols.com/blog/2008/04/my-screen-is-my-re-patcher/#comment-38 admin Tue, 06 May 2008 21:37:20 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=42#comment-38 Hi Andrew. Glad you found something you like! I'll try to post more guitar related Max/MSP/Jitter stuff on a more or less regular basis. Hi Andrew. Glad you found something you like! I’ll try to post more guitar related Max/MSP/Jitter stuff on a more or less regular basis.

]]> Comment on My screen is my re-patcher by Andrew http://avols.com/blog/2008/04/my-screen-is-my-re-patcher/#comment-32 Andrew Tue, 06 May 2008 02:06:36 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=42#comment-32 Hey! I'm just starting into the wonderful world of Max/MSP and I think this concept is AMAZING. I came across your site thru a Google search for "max msp guitar tricks." Looks like I found a good one! [bookmarks site] Hey! I’m just starting into the wonderful world of Max/MSP and I think this concept is AMAZING. I came across your site thru a Google search for “max msp guitar tricks.” Looks like I found a good one! [bookmarks site]

]]> Comment on Guitar effects by Chris http://avols.com/blog/2008/04/guitar-effects/#comment-28 Chris Wed, 30 Apr 2008 17:15:33 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=34#comment-28 Thanks, after I wrote my first comment I stumbled upon some additional samples using the LCD. Looks promising and if that is not enough then jsui looks like it can fill in the rest. Thanks, after I wrote my first comment I stumbled upon some additional samples using the LCD. Looks promising and if that is not enough then jsui looks like it can fill in the rest.

]]> Comment on Guitar effects by admin http://avols.com/blog/2008/04/guitar-effects/#comment-27 admin Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:54:35 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=34#comment-27 The controls in the guitar effects are default Max5 controls. I think Max5 looks great, and will make my own gui only when something has to be combined or some other reason that I' have not discovered yet. I guess JSUI is great for some things, but as I do not like to spend time on things that something else can do I used LCD for the sliders. LCD can do a lot of stuff out of the box, and by using LCD you'll save some time on the programming side of things if you can use any of LCDs embedded functionality. The controls in the guitar effects are default Max5 controls. I think Max5 looks great, and will make my own gui only when something has to be combined or some other reason that I’ have not discovered yet. I guess JSUI is great for some things, but as I do not like to spend time on things that something else can do I used LCD for the sliders. LCD can do a lot of stuff out of the box, and by using LCD you’ll save some time on the programming side of things if you can use any of LCDs embedded functionality.

]]> Comment on Guitar effects by Chris http://avols.com/blog/2008/04/guitar-effects/#comment-26 Chris Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:47:47 +0000 http://avols.com/blog/?p=34#comment-26 I'm a programmer but new to Max. I was looking around for a way to skin a custom UI on top of Max. I will say that you have managed to make the actual Max controls look nice. I did see that you can do some skinning of controls using the pictctrl object but I was wondering if there are other good options for UI skinning. Seems that jsui is kind of DOA. I’m a programmer but new to Max. I was looking around for a way to skin a custom UI on top of Max. I will say that you have managed to make the actual Max controls look nice. I did see that you can do some skinning of controls using the pictctrl object but I was wondering if there are other good options for UI skinning. Seems that jsui is kind of DOA.

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