17 Jan
2005
17 Jan
'05
7:04 p.m.
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.
I recently created a Python module that taps right into the ALSA
sequencer,
and it makes it possible to build MIDI applications very quickly. Your
suggestion sounds like a neat project to do with such Python techniques,
but I'm afraid I don't fully understand it yet (I tried googling for
MagicBaton, but all pertinent websites seem to point back to a defunct
product page).
So, the idea is to conduct something using mouse motions, but what exactly
are you conducting? Are you affecting the way a .mid file is played, or
does MagicBaton provide some sort of virtual orchestra, or what...?
Cheers,
Peter