Strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:21:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 en MCP lives http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/10/02/mcp-lives/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/10/02/mcp-lives/#comments Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:21:04 +0000 yeeking http://strangeloop.co.uk/?p=49 We now have a fully running, reconfigurable multi threaded MCP hooray. What’s next? Implment the full protocol and make some improvisers!

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/10/02/mcp-lives/feed/ Test post http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/09/07/test-post/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/09/07/test-post/#comments Sun, 07 Sep 2008 00:15:00 +0000 strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/09/07/test-post/ Blogging via iPhone is ace

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/09/07/test-post/feed/ Awesome http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/07/02/awesome/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/07/02/awesome/#comments Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:42:02 +0000 strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/07/02/awesome/ Check it out at engadget - a modular prototyping platform. Looks very exciting. I guess we’ll wait and see, but it’s an open system….
http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/02/machine-collective-reveals-modular-prototyping-platform/

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/07/02/awesome/feed/ 360 degree glass speakers http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/31/360-degree-glass-speakers/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/31/360-degree-glass-speakers/#comments Sat, 31 May 2008 16:52:03 +0000 strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/31/360-degree-glass-speakers/ This just gave me the horn when it turned up in my inbox. A 360 degree glass speaker from Sony priced at around $10,000. Dunno if that’s each or not.
http://www.akihabaranews.com/en/news-16094-A+Concept+Will+Soon+Become+a+Reality%21%21%21.html

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/31/360-degree-glass-speakers/feed/ mobile drum machine http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/28/mobile-drum-machine/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/28/mobile-drum-machine/#comments Wed, 28 May 2008 15:21:01 +0000 strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/28/mobile-drum-machine/ This is a neat little project. A mobile drum machine using the MSound library and Mobile Processing.
http://itp.nyu.edu/~ts1200/blog/?p=206

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/28/mobile-drum-machine/feed/ Midiator http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/21/midiator/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/21/midiator/#comments Wed, 21 May 2008 08:21:01 +0000 strangeloop http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/21/midiator/ Midiator seems to be an interesting and worthwhile hack for connecting ps2 controllers to MIDI devices without the grief. You can by the units ready made for $79.
http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/20/midiator-lets-you-use-a-ps2-controller-as-a-midi-controller/

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/05/21/midiator/feed/ Cheap micro PC for guitar pedal ++ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/23/cheap-micro-pc-for-guitar-pedal/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/23/cheap-micro-pc-for-guitar-pedal/#comments Wed, 23 Apr 2008 10:58:07 +0000 yeeking http://strangeloop.co.uk/?p=42 Carrying on from the idea of the re-programmable guitar pedal, here is a company doing tiny, low power 500 mhz and 1.2ghz machines for 200 and 400 dollars:

http://www.norhtec.com/products/index.html

Stick Linux/ supercollider or Linux/ PD etc on there, set it up to auto boot an effect or somesuch, maybe with some sort of simple usb gamepad controller and its a serious re-programmable effects unit. Could also do video processing maybe?? with that hardware MP4 decoder??

And what about strapping a small touch screen LCD on top? Quite like the no screen vibe tho. In theory you could ship new effects as boot images that could be booted from compact flash or something.

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/23/cheap-micro-pc-for-guitar-pedal/feed/ Exercise bpm controller http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/02/exercise-bpm-controller/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/02/exercise-bpm-controller/#comments Wed, 02 Apr 2008 15:53:28 +0000 herb http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/02/exercise-bpm-controller/ If you’re interested in getting sweaty and controlling music, Yamaha (Senshi Fukashiro, University of Tokyo) has developed this little device, which syncs the bpm of the music to match your exercise pace, and selects appropriate music depending on your speed. http://www.yamaha.com/bodibeat/

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/04/02/exercise-bpm-controller/feed/ Programmable guitar pedal http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/programmable-guitar-pedal/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/programmable-guitar-pedal/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 22:37:50 +0000 ollie http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/programmable-guitar-pedal/ Matt and I were discussing the Freeplay Symphony a while back, wondering whether it could form the basis for a programmable guitar pedal, and what ho, here they come: http://www.line6.com/news/pressReleases/644. I still haven’t worked out whether you give these things lots of RAM though. For my interests it would be great to make sample-based systems.

(Matt)I quite liked the idea of ‘guitar pedals for video artists’ where you have a series of video prcessing ‘pedals’ chained together using analog or digital cables. Combine this with the ability to download new ‘patches’ to the pedals and i think you’re really on to something.

]]> http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/programmable-guitar-pedal/feed/ Thoughts about OSC server for Shunt installation http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/thoughts-about-osc-server-for-shunt-installation/ http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/thoughts-about-osc-server-for-shunt-installation/#comments Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:49:22 +0000 yeeking http://strangeloop.co.uk/2008/03/24/thoughts-about-osc-server-for-shunt-installation/ My first post…

Good to see everyone on Thursday. at the meat bar. I have been thinking about the central sever program (MCP) for the Shunt installation.Here are my disorganised thoughts, in part including discussion from thurs:

  • MCP_OSC_S - an OSC server which receives OSC messages from Agents. Possible OSC message:
    • x, y position
    • I am percussive, I am melodic, I am stockhausenic
    • note data
    • I am happy, I am drunk
    • Something should happen soon
  • MCP_OSC_C - an OSC client which sends OSC messages to Agents, e.g
    • Notes recently played
    • Times of upcoming events
    • Clock
    • IP addreses of nearby agents??
  • MCP-Audio - an algorithmic audio mixer which receives 2 channels of audio from each client and mixes them to (4?) channels based on the positions of the agents. Possible mixer rules:
    • Turn down consistently loud agents
    • Filter spectrally noisy agents
    • Power per cycle rule - agents can only output so much energy per cycle. Once energy used, agent is faded out until next cycle
  • Agent - MCP Handshake. Agent connects to MCP_OSC_S and registers to receive OSC messages from MCP_OSC_C.
  • Agents must  also be OSC servers to receive messages from MCP_OSC_C
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