I’ve discussed the great aka objects in another post that dealt with using the Sudden Motion Sensor of the Macbook to control a game of Pacman [link]. This post will deal with the aka.keyboard object and how to use it to add keystroke functionality to a Midi keyboard. This would be useful in situations where you [...]

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MouseMusic2 is similar to MouseMusic, but it uses live or recorded audio files.  In order to use MouseMusic2, follow these steps:
1) Turn Audio on
2) Load sound file
3) Choose File type to save
4) Press Record and mess around
5) Turn Record off, your file has been saved
As is the case with MouseMusic, you can control the drawing [...]

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I first wrote the sounds for MouseMusic for the performance of a piece using color tracking with video camera.  The sounds were later adapted to a VST plugin as part of a learning experience for me on how to make plugins. Later on, I developed the whole concept into a standalone, and someone requested a [...]

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Recently, a friend of mine asked about transposing or working with Finale files without needing to purchase the commercial version.  I figured, since I already did some of the legwork, I could make a post about it, so here goes:
Finale Notepad 2008 gives you the ability to import and export Midi files, and to open [...]

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This is an experiment with a Max/MSP “drawing”.  A patch is created while running, with the main idea being the switching back and forth of the digits 1 and 0 at the rate of once every second.  There is a simple metronome made at the beginning to generate the switching of the 1 and 0. [...]

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