Comments on: Sonic Life, Organic Game of Life Sequencer, Hits iPhone and iPod

By: Create Digital Music » Free OpenSoundControl on iPod, iPhone: Mrmr is Here

Create Digital Music » Free OpenSoundControl on iPod, iPhone: Mrmr is Here — Fri, 24 Oct 2008 11:01:12 +0000

[...] closely at how to use Mrmr and some other OSC apps on iPhone/iPod (like the wonderful TouchOSC and Sonic Life, both by hexler). We’ll have plenty more to say. If you do go out and get something cool [...]

By: celibacyclub

celibacyclub — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 20:19:41 +0000

too bad osculator is mac only.

i was kinda disappointed. i thought id be able to use this somehow without making my own max patch or something.. (i only have the runtime)

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 10:19:36 +0000

@Random Commenter:
The use of the Game of Life in music control has actually been widespread. So it’s not a rip in any way.

My take: addicts of organic sequencing interfaces need not choose. Run Lazyfish’s newschool Reaktor ensemble through Automaton and control drums with Sonic Life while routing in your DS with glitchDS! Hell, yeah! (Seriously — it’s not a zero sum game, this. And each has done something unique, so the sum of all of these is really greater exploration of the idea.)

By: bob

bob — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 09:58:16 +0000

Well, Audio Damage’s Automaton is nothing but a ripoff of GlitchDS. This doesn’t have all the functionality but it’s also 0.01 times the price as and uses WiFi. I’ll be checking it out.

By: Random Commenter

Random Commenter — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:40:35 +0000

This is nothing but a ripoff of Audio Damage’s Automaton. Half the functionality, none of the usability nor looks. Lame.