AND ONE MORE THING!

just ordered the ps3 eye camera to use within the table, it will also make testing alot easy due to having to use the built in Imac cam at the moment.

Im going to have to remove the infrared filer from within the ps3 cam when i get it so il most likely post up a video or step by step on how to do so .. :D

Things are never easy

Hello again , Over the past few days i have had some highs and lows with the production of my reactable,

firstly i had managed to get reactivision sending Midi which enabled me to successfully have reason 4 linked up with it. this gave me great joy in being able to have fiducials on screen and triggering samples from within reason , it also enabled me to control the mixing desk and effect knobs etc.

I have also been having to really think about how i am going to produce visuals to go along with the sounds. my only option i think is to use flash.... but to use flash i would have to have reactivision sending TUIO signals to Max/msp and then link into flash that way . so today i have been messing about trying to create this much needed link . Iv found it such a hard thing to do due to not having worked with this kind of stuff before.

Im please to say i have reactivision sending TUIO and Max/msp is receiving it! this also creates a problem of how will i get the sounds to trigger as they were being picked up with midi instead of TUIO. hmmm its a hard one and i will need to do alot of thinking and playing around in order to work it out..

I shall report back on this soon...... :/

Video Evidence

Heres that video i promised.

my first real breakthrough with the programs and i cant wait to get going on the rest!

We Have Lift Off!

So after a few weeks getting used to reason 4 which i can say wasnt easy. i have managed to create a reactivision midi controller for the program and have got to grips with the XML coding involved with the vertical/horizontal faders,knobs and On/off states.

below is my code at its current state just to give you an idea on what goes on inside the reactivison command file.

i shall upload a video in the next few days to show you to end product from this section of code.

:D

Trial and ERROR!

hello again.

so iv been recently working on my project and iv managed to land myself waist deep in a rut.

I cant seem to link reactivision with Ableton live as a midi device in order to control elements and certain functions within the program .

but.... im not going to give up.

i had a back up plan and i managed to get my hands on a copy of reason 4. to my surprise i was easily able to make a custom device slot and register reactivision as a midi control device.

as for the rest? i shall get back to you soon on my progress!