Comments on: Control Music and Visuals with iPhone/iPod, Free Via Pd

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Thu, 08 May 2008 15:55:39 +0000

[...] Control Music and Visuals with iPhone/iPod, Free Via Pd [...]

By: Cesare

Cesare — Thu, 08 May 2008 13:04:39 +0000

For those interested, here’s a brief tutorial for using mrmr and akaRemote.app with Pure Data:

http://www.cesaremarilungo.com/node/26

By: Cesare

Cesare — Wed, 07 May 2008 23:29:05 +0000

@Peter

akaRemote (and any other application sending messages via the open sound control protocol) can talk to Pd, Csound, SuperCollider, Chuck, Ardour or any other app in which the OSC protocol is available.

I have tried both akaRemote and mrmr with Pure Data and Csound. What’s interesting in akaRemote is that you can also send messages to it. So, with the 8×8 grid of buttons you basically have the same functionality of a Monome 64 (you can set the status of the buttons from Pd). Of course this will probably be implemented also in mrmr, sooner or later.

Keep up with the good work.

By: Olle

Olle — Wed, 07 May 2008 22:05:24 +0000

There is a Mrmr interface builder source available for download from the Mrmr site, that you need to build yourself, but if you pull it off, you’ll be able to create custom Mrmr interfaces however you like them. I think you can also replace the graphics for the buttons and sliders inside of the main Mrmr application if you wish to “mod” it.

By: grimley

grimley — Wed, 07 May 2008 18:32:10 +0000

Looks cool but you need to jailbreak your iPhone for this. Think I’ll wait until someone has developed an Apple approved app that I can download from iTunes ;)

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:54:35 +0000

aka.remote works only with Max/MSP, not Pd, thus requiring a somewhat pricey license if you don’t have another use for Max. And some people prefer to use Pd for various projects. Source would be nice, though? (maybe it’s not ready to share at the source level yet!)

By: Joshua Bogart

Joshua Bogart — Wed, 07 May 2008 17:40:22 +0000

I don’t quite understand the difference between this and the akaRemote app already developed. Also, is there a “source” available to add to Installer? Sorry for the ignorance, but I’m just wondering.

By: gola

gola — Tue, 06 May 2008 21:12:08 +0000

Well, I guess it is a good time killer while we wait for the first version of real PD on the iPhone. Imagine patching a quick sketch while on the airplane on the way to your next gig. . .

I am sure that with the iPhone 2.0 coming up this will be a reality quite soon.