Comments on: Game Day: Play Drums, MIDI, Guitar with a Wii Controller, Free

By: proem

proem — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 23:43:09 +0000

oh,…
i am so doing this.

cuz i need another drum controller
;)

By: Wes

Wes — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:14:29 +0000

thanks for the tip, now its working all good.

By: Christophe Stoll

Christophe Stoll — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:42:11 +0000

@Wes: To get rid of all sensors sending data at the same time when Live is in “Learn” mode, you can simply turn them off in Osculator by unchecking the checkboxes on the left in the list. You should only have one checkbox checked at a time when using “Learn” in Live.

By: wii4

wii4 — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 18:24:05 +0000

http://de.posi.to/wiiwiiwiiwii/

By: Wes

Wes — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:41:45 +0000

well got myself a wii today, wiinstrument won’t even start so forget that. then i tried using OSCulator but it seems there no learning mode so ableton would automatically detect any movement and use it as the trigger which got really annoying after all i wanted was to turn an effect on and off with the b button i couldn’t, so i tried the next program WiiToMidi, which has a Learning Mode but it seems theres only: acceleration, orientation, position, velocity, and joystick(nunchuck). theres none for just the buttons. am i doing something wrong, i really need some help here. getting so annoyed. i just want to be able to turn an effect on/off with a button and then affect it with position/acceleration etc etc….
Thanks if anyone can help please, i’d really appreciate it.

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Wed, 28 Nov 2007 03:21:42 +0000

You shouldn’t need a separate adapter if you’ve got a Mac with built-in Bluetooth. The internal Bluetooth works just fine.

You’ll want the adapter if you have a Mac without an adapter. Many PCs also lack internal receivers, and some have an incompatible receiver (might try it first) — PC you’ll definitely want to try BlueSoleil if possible. I haven’t tried with other Bluetooth stacks.

By: Pakl

Pakl — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 23:27:19 +0000

Nevermind! – I just tested with Leopard and it works. Download is now available. =)

By: Pakl

Pakl — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 22:35:11 +0000

Here is my attempt for air guitar. I simulate 4 individual strings rather than a single chord.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=qi9O1H64l8A
http://youtube.com/watch?v=9D0770SMqK0

I hope to release the executable as soon as I can test it with Leopard (within a day or two?)

Download from http://pakl.net/wii/

By: corporation

corporation — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:33:52 +0000

ok got it working. used the datel my mii manager bt adapter.

over all wasn’t too impressed with the feeling of ‘air drums’ – reminded me too much of the 80’s toy Hit Stix. I just couldn’t get used to it.

I’ll continue to save for the mandala.

By: Wes

Wes — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 20:41:41 +0000

k so i just reserved myself a wii over at the source and ebgames. but what’s this about a bluetooth adapter?
I’m on Mac, bluetooth is built in. i have a bluetooth kensington mouse that uses bluetooth fine. do i still need an adapter?