[LAU] hardware midi control--footswitch? or Jack audio transport

[Milan Lazecky]

Thank you, good to know nama...
By the way, if you investigate this "footswitch" - it actually can handle
also strings. So, you press one pedal and it will write some command to the
terminal. Can be helpful I think.. (I don't know if it can also push enter,
need a check)

M.


2013/6/20 Rusty Perez <rustys.lists at gmail.com>

> Actually Milan,
> This still may be the trick!
> The application I want to control with my foot, nama, a commandline
> based DAW, uses space for stop/start and so this could work!
> I'll continue investigating.
> Thanks!
> Rusty
>
>
> On 6/19/13, Milan Lazecky <espiritocz at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Haha, thank you )
> > But please note, that this pedal I was writing about, it doesn't send
> midi
> > signals! It behaves really like a keyboard, so you can map some keys or
> > combinations of keys to it - but not MIDI. I have seen some another
> utility
> > that can transform keyboard keys to midi signals but it.. well.. it
> wasn't
> > that useful for me.
> > Anyway, good luck with whatever you do and thanks for the tip about
> > qjackmmc - I will investigate how can I use this stuff.
> > Cheers!
> >
> > Milan
> >
> >
> > 2013/6/20 Rusty Perez <rustys.lists at gmail.com>
> >
> >> Thanks to all who have responded!
> >> Len, your idea would actually be a great way if I was at all inclined
> >> to solder, but, being blind, I rather like my fingertips as they are.
> >> Milan, I think your answer takes the prise!
> >> I think that app, plus jackctlmmc might just do the trick!
> >>
> >> Thanks!
> >> Rusty
> >>
> >>
> >> On 6/19/13, Milan Lazecky <espiritocz at gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hi.
> >> > It is morning for me now, and I see so many words, I don't know. But
> >> maybe
> >> > this helps:
> >> > I have bought a very simple and cheap foot pedal for USB (search for
> >> > usb
> >> > pedal in www.dx.com) and there are actually three pedals, so it works
> >> > as
> >> > three keyboard keys. I can map these keys using a very simple utility
> -
> >> > I
> >> > have a link somewhere.. it is called "footswitch" - oh, here is the
> >> > link:
> >> > https://github.com/rgerganov/*footswitch
> >> >
> >> > *
> >> > *Hope it helps. Cheers!
> >> >
> >> > Milan
> >> > *
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > 2013/6/20 Len Ovens <len at ovenwerks.net>
> >> >
> >> >>
> >> >> On Wed, June 19, 2013 5:27 pm, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
> >> >> > Btw. another issue might be that the OP perhaps wants one foot
> >> >> > switch
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > start and stop, but the quasi default is that there are different
> >> >> > switches/commands for start and stop and stop might provide an
> >> >> > option
> >> >> > to
> >> >> > continue playing from the start position.
> >> >>
> >> >> Space is pretty much default for start/pause. (works in qjackctl and
> >> >> jack.transport anyway) Jack.transport seems to have the easiest batch
> >> >> of
> >> >> one key commands to use:
> >> >>
> >> >>   "s : Start and stop transport. Aliased to [space].
> >> >>    l : Locate to entered time. Starting to type a number will also
> >> >> enter
> >> >>        locate mode.
> >> >>    i: Set skip increment to entered interval.
> >> >>    z : Locate to start (zero).
> >> >>    r : Erase and refresh screen.
> >> >>    > : Skip forwards. Aliased to . and [right-arrow].
> >> >>    < : Skip backwards. Aliased to , and [left-arrow]."
> >> >>
> >> >> So looking at other programs where a foot switch might be handy and
> >> >> trying
> >> >> to fit more than one might be an idea. space and left and right arrow
> >> >> happen to be very common (space is used in unix all over the place).
> z
> >> is
> >> >> the odd one out.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >> >> --
> >> >> Len Ovens
> >> >> www.OvenWerks.net
> >> >>
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> >>
> >
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