[linux-audio-user] Re: Dance Mat Drumming (was Re: Any drummers out there?)

[torbenh at gmx.de]

On Sun, Jun 11, 2006 at 10:30:29AM +1000, Loki Davison wrote:
> On 6/10/06, torbenh at gmx.de <torbenh at gmx.de> wrote:
> >On Sat, Jun 10, 2006 at 10:34:37AM +1000, Loki Davison wrote:
> >> On 6/10/06, Nigel Henry <cave.dnb at tiscali.fr> wrote:
> >> >On Friday 09 June 2006 18:16, torbenh at gmx.de wrote:
> >>
> >> >Hi Loki. How big is this file? Kget is showing the filesize as 0 B, but
> >has
> >> >downloaded more than 7MB already. I presume it will play on Mplayer. If
> >the
> >> >file is huge, I'll have to move the partial download to the other
> >machine,
> >> >and continue it there, as I wan't to play around with FC5 on this
> >machine,
> >> >as
> >> >it's giving a few problems.
> >> >
> >> >Anyway. Just what is this dance mat drumming? It's not kinky stuff I
> >hope.
> >> >
> >> >Nigel.
> >> >
> >>
> >> Nigel, it's torben not me! Dance dance revolution was never my thing!
> >> Though seeing torben do it will be worth the download... getting it
> >> now ;)
> >
> >this is NOT dance dance revolution.
> >this is an "el cheapo" Stay Cool! dance mat directly connected to gAlan.
> >so i directly trigger events in galan.
> >
> >these events are connected to sample players.
> >
> >thats why i call this dance mat drumming.
> 
> I know ;) It does however remind me of dance dance revolution.
> Directly connected as in input is translated to midi or something
> else?

the dancemat is a usb-joystick so its events get to /dev/input/js0
galan has a joyport plugin to work with that.

for midi one would have to fix/modify aseqjoy... but i think i will
rather code a midi output for galan ;)

> 

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