[linux-audio-user] Raton

This is a cute applet. Now for the next step: MagicBaton for Linux! This is
somebody's trademark so call it Raton-Conductor.

MagicBaton was a MIDI conduction program for Windows 9*, marketed as a game,
from Japan. One used the mouse to actually conduct MIDI playback. Not as easy
as it sounds, even with the in-the-air gyro-mouse I bought for this purpose.
I saw potential in this, however, and suggested a more serious program.
Apparently, there is one in Japan. One correspondant on their site actually
used the program for choir rehearsals.

So how would Raton-Conductor work? Again, not as simple as it sounds.
Minimally, one would move the mouse in a ecliptic (or circular) motion (as
suggested by MagicBaton's instructions for beginners). The size of the
vertical diameter (or average diameter) would be the volume/expression and
tempo or time-codes set by the change in vertical direction from down to up.
Real conducting patterns are more complex but these two principals would more
or less remain.
Received on Tue Jan 18 00:15:15 2005