Re: [LAU] wanted: wireless midi controller with at least one fader

On 07/22/2011 04:46 PM, Robin Gareus wrote:
> On 07/22/2011 05:29 PM, Jörn Nettingsmeier wrote:
>> hi jeremy!
>>
>>
>> thanks for your quick reply!
>>
>> On 07/22/2011 01:57 PM, Jeremy Jongepier wrote:
>>
>>> Would two separate devices work out too? Like a M-Audio MidAir with a
>>> Behringer BCF2000? The MidAir should work ootb afaict.
>>
>> very interesting product, thanks for the hint!
>> but without a similarly battery-powered control surface, the main
>> advantage is lost - if i have to deal with a mains cable, i might as
>> well run a midi line. and even if i found a fader box with batteries, my
>> client would then have to maintain two battery-powered devices, possibly
>> with different standby times - i don't think that's feasible, since the
>> lab where this gadget is going to be installed will be operated by
>> users, not techies. so if it's going to be wireless, it has to be fully
>> integrated.
>
> Increase the gadget effect: make it an xPhone app.. and just sent the
> info via OSC. - There's already various tools for Android, iPhone, iPad
> etc to map on-screen-sliders to OSC commands. The "cheap" option is to
> get an iPod-touch instead of a phone, but hey your client may already
> have some touch-screen phone - maybe even some old ones sitting unused
> on a shelf..
>
> Sure they're not physical sliders and certainly not motorized, but
> wireless. YMMV.
>
>> if cables can't be avoided, maybe i can find some schematics for a
>> simple motorfader midi controller and use a simple cat5 for
>> bi-directional midi and power... suggestions, anyone?
>>

yours truly shameless plug: qmidictl (via qmidinet)

assuming you have the awesome nokia n9x0 handsets (maybe symbian too?
Pedro Lopez-Cabanillas is working on it ;)

it might not have the finest "touchable" precision you want, but it can
be improved, ntl ;)

cheers

-- 
rncbc aka Rui Nuno Capela
rncbc@rncbc.org
_______________________________________________
Linux-audio-user mailing list
Linux-audio-user@lists.linuxaudio.org
http://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user