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If any of this is available on the Mac platform, I'd appreciate hearing about it. And where is" Tim Thompson's website" to be found? Thanks. David Myers > > KeyKit is beautiful. I've been looking for something like this for eons. > Thanks for the link! I've yet to try BuildingBlocks... it sounds like > Buzz for midi. If that's the case, I'd pay a lot more than 100 bucks... > > Speaking of Buzz, I must must must plug it all I can. It's incredible. > Everyone needs it. It's not useful for realtime, but having grown up on > trackers, I couldn't live without it. It's been compared to ProTools, yet > it's free! Anyone who composes anything must use it. USE IT. > > sorry. I'd describe it further, but the buzztrackers do a better job than > I ever could. > > -><- > > On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Timoth E. Gard wrote: > >>> Tell me more about KeyKit and BuildingBlocks. I've looked at both of >> these in >>> the past but have never had the time try them. >> >> KeyKit is the bomb when it comes to algorithmic composition. But I find >> it's also good for some real-time processing. There's a mixed >text/graphics >> interface with lots of tools for dealing with tracks, controllers, >phrases, >> etc. There's even more statistically advanced features like the ability >to >> create new tracks based on general characteristics of another >track/phrase >> (Markov Maker). The data stream is in text form, so it's quite easy to >> manipulate. Plus, I think it's been ported to every platform but >Atari2600. >> It's very small and efficient. Check out Tim Thompson's website. There's >> plenty more info there, plus he has some of the tools available in >> web-accessible form. Cool. >> >> Whereas KeyKit is mostly programmatical and composition-oriented, >> BuildingBlocks is mostly graphical and performance-oriented. You have >small >> modules that perform different tasks (note in, echo, arpeggiators) and >you >> graphically connect them, i.e. drag a line from the output of one to the >> input of another. Oh, and it's also set up to allow input from the >> keyboard, from mice and from joysticks (2 buttons or 3!). Since the >> learning curve is shorter for me with BB, I tend to favor it for >capturing >> peformance ideas on the fly. It has a very LEGO feel to it. And don't >rule >> it out for composing -- one fellow just used it as the major composition >> engine in a minimalist piece. I can't recall his name right now. It's on >> the BB website. >> >> Wow. How's that for a sales pitch? Which reminds me, KeyKit is FREE, >and BB >> is under $100 (don't remember the exact price). >> >>> Probably not what you're after, but I've played around with combining a >>> mouse-to-MIDI program (mouse movement generates two MIDI CC data >streams) >> with a >>> wireless (infrared) mouse. It's fun! >> >> That's a great idea! Sounds like fun. BB might be down your alley. >> >>> What kind of MIDI do you want to transmit (wirelessly)? >> >> I want the whole MIDI stream wireless. I have a WX5 wind controller >(MIDI >> sax) and I want to be able to walk around without dragging a cord behind >> me, just like guitarists get to do. MidiMan used to make one, but no >> longer, and the company Aquila won't return my inquiries. Some people >have >> suggested using a wireless network card, but the mod on that seems a bit >> over my head. The primary issue is error correction. I've been wondering >> about wireless modems (radio, not infrared, then there's no >line-of-sight >> issues), but have been too busy on other projects to jump into that >quagmire. >> >> Of course, if anyone else thinks this is a cool idea... >> >> Hope all of this helps somebody, anybody. >> >> Tim >> http://www.quiltedfish.com