Comments on: GyroMice for Music: A (Nintendo) Revolution on Your Mac/PC? http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:49:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Guest http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1512 Guest Wed, 21 Sep 2005 15:39:42 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1512 I have used my gyration ultra for abotu a year now and can say it has sazed alot of wear and tear on my wrist. Once you are used to it, your workflow will speed up considerably. My only problem has been some random issues with recpetion. Ive found the the ultra prefers to not be super close to large pieces of electronic equipment, and it helps to have the usb wire coming from the reciever stretched out as m much as possible because it acts as an antenna. I have used my gyration ultra for abotu a year now and can say it has sazed alot of wear and tear on my wrist. Once you are used to it, your workflow will speed up considerably. My only problem has been some random issues with recpetion. Ive found the the ultra prefers to not be super close to large pieces of electronic equipment, and it helps to have the usb wire coming from the reciever stretched out as m much as possible because it acts as an antenna.

]]> By: Guest http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1511 Guest Wed, 21 Sep 2005 00:33:38 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1511 I've used the Gyration Ultra for about 4-5 years now. I use it to drive interactive presentations - as natural as pointing at the screen. The discontinued one just never worked for me - it was completely smooth, like holding an egg: you had to keep looking at it to see if you were holding it right (not good for a device where position matters so much!) The buttons were too sensitive, so in trying to grip its egg shape, you couldn't help clicking it on accident. The Ultra has a more natural hand-holding shape, with kind of a hook and trigger in addition to the buttons and clickwheel. It can also be used as a regular optical mouse on a flat surface, and when you lift it up it goes into gryo mode instantly. I find it tool 'tall' for extended use on a flat surface, (I use a tablet anyway) but as a presentation pointer it's great. I don't thing it would do much for music-making, since it only really senses it's own orientation, not position (you control it more by pivoting your wrist, not by waving it around). The nintendo controller looks amazing - I'll be *very* happy if they pull this off (reliability, accuracy etc). I'm also still waiting for the eyetoy 3 - if you've seen the demos, it is even more incredible than the revolution controller. I couldn't believe what I was seeing! I’ve used the Gyration Ultra for about 4-5 years now. I use it to drive interactive presentations - as natural as pointing at the screen.

The discontinued one just never worked for me - it was completely smooth, like holding an egg: you had to keep looking at it to see if you were holding it right (not good for a device where position matters so much!) The buttons were too sensitive, so in trying to grip its egg shape, you couldn’t help clicking it on accident.

The Ultra has a more natural hand-holding shape, with kind of a hook and trigger in addition to the buttons and clickwheel.

It can also be used as a regular optical mouse on a flat surface, and when you lift it up it goes into gryo mode instantly. I find it tool ‘tall’ for extended use on a flat surface, (I use a tablet anyway) but as a presentation pointer it’s great. I don’t thing it would do much for music-making, since it only really senses it’s own orientation, not position (you control it more by pivoting your wrist, not by waving it around). The nintendo controller looks amazing - I’ll be *very* happy if they pull this off (reliability, accuracy etc).

I’m also still waiting for the eyetoy 3 - if you’ve seen the demos, it is even more incredible than the revolution controller. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing!

]]> By: Guest http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1510 Guest Fri, 16 Sep 2005 22:20:04 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1510 The Revolution controller sends via RF. The Revolution controller sends via RF.

]]> By: Guest http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1509 Guest Fri, 16 Sep 2005 21:47:58 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/09/16/gyromice-for-music-a-nintendo-revolution-on-your-macpc/#comment-1509 I really haven't toyed with any of these for a few years, but last I checked they only had X and Y axes like a normal mouse. No Z axis, and no tilt axes... and no real reason for the average mouse manufacturer to add those, sadly. I'm curious to find out if the Revolution controller sends via RF (and doesn't require being pointed at a screen) or if it's sort of like a light gun and works through IR. Anybody know? I really haven’t toyed with any of these for a few years, but last I checked they only had X and Y axes like a normal mouse. No Z axis, and no tilt axes… and no real reason for the average mouse manufacturer to add those, sadly.

I’m curious to find out if the Revolution controller sends via RF (and doesn’t require being pointed at a screen) or if it’s sort of like a light gun and works through IR. Anybody know?

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