In real time? Can that be done?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 11:35 PM, Andy Farnell <<a href="mailto:padawan12@obiwannabe.co.uk">padawan12@obiwannabe.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Write them to a text file then import them.<br>
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On Tue, 6 May 2008 22:54:54 -0400<br>
"Hugh Sung" <<a href="mailto:hughsung@gmail.com">hughsung@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> We're having a neat discussion about this in the Pure Data forum now:<br>
> <a href="http://puredata.hurleur.com/sujet-1686-fiddle-piano" target="_blank">http://puredata.hurleur.com/sujet-1686-fiddle-piano</a><br>
><br>
> jon2211 came up with a neat patch that demonstrates how well fiddle~<br>
> recognizes notes played on a piano within a given range, triggering a key<br>
> text output. Another poster showed an example of modifying that to trigger<br>
> with envelope/volume changes. Of course, we're still stuck with how to port<br>
> the key stroke messages to an external application.<br>
><br>
> Would someone be willing to write up a python script that can intercept Pure<br>
> Data text echoes and forward them to other concurrently running<br>
> applications, like PowerPoint or Word? This is the missing link in the<br>
> puzzle - heck, i'd even be willing to pay someone if they could come up with<br>
> a useful workaround!<br>
><br>
> Keeping my fingers crossed...<br>
> Many thanks as always!<br>
><br>
> On Wed, Apr 30, 2008 at 6:11 AM, Olivier Heinry <<a href="mailto:olivier@heinry.fr">olivier@heinry.fr</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> > Le Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:50:33 -0400,<br>
> > "Hugh Sung" <<a href="mailto:hughsung@gmail.com">hughsung@gmail.com</a>> a écrit :<br>
> ><br>
> > Python might bring you the right solution:<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://www.rutherfurd.net/python/sendkeys/" target="_blank">http://www.rutherfurd.net/python/sendkeys/</a><br>
> ><br>
> > You can either send your letters/keystrokes from inside pd using the pyext<br>
> > external that loads your python script<br>
> ><br>
> > or send messages via OSC to a python script that implements the ixi<br>
> > software simpleOSC lib<br>
> ><br>
> > <a href="http://www.ixi-software.net/content/backyard.html" target="_blank">http://www.ixi-software.net/content/backyard.html</a><br>
> ><br>
> > ++<br>
> > O.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > > Here's one scenario i'd like to see:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > 1. Pedal assigned [PgDn] keystroke within Liquid Media, which triggers<br>
> > > scene change<br>
> > > 2. PD outputs letters A-Z, depending on either volume or pitch<br>
> > frequency<br>
> > > ranges input from audio source (microphone into acoustic piano)<br>
> > > 3. A given scene within Liquid Media would then interpret the<br>
> > PD-generated<br>
> > > keystrokes and trigger image events based on letter key "depressed" by<br>
> > PD.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > You'd have the ease of image generation (a la Powerpoint) with the speed<br>
> > and<br>
> > > power of PD to map the sound of acoustic music. Just my newbie<br>
> > imagination<br>
> > > going here.<br>
> > ><br>
> > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:46 PM, Hugh Sung <<a href="mailto:hughsung@gmail.com">hughsung@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
> > ><br>
> > > > The pedals basically operate as programmable usb keyboard extensions,<br>
> > > > where you can custom assign any keystroke to any pedal (up to 12).<br>
> > I'm<br>
> > > > hoping that by assigning a certain set of keys to the pedals and<br>
> > reserving<br>
> > > > the rest for PD to control that everything can simply work together,<br>
> > if PD<br>
> > > > can output keyboard letters/numbers. Everything would run from the<br>
> > same<br>
> > > > computer. Again, please forgive me if i sound completely ignorant<br>
> > regarding<br>
> > > > what's possible with PD...<br>
> > > > Many thanks again!<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 6:13 PM, Andrew Turley <<a href="mailto:aturley@acm.org">aturley@acm.org</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> > > ><br>
> > > > > The [fiddle~] and [bonk~] objects should let you capture all of the<br>
> > > > > information that you are looking for. As far as getting that<br>
> > > > > information from Pd to Liquid Media, that may be the tricky part.<br>
> > Your<br>
> > > > > current pedals are sending keystrokes straight to Liquid Media. Do<br>
> > you<br>
> > > > > know if there is a way to control Liquid Media via MIDI messages, or<br>
> > > > > some sort of message sent via a socket connection (maybe OSC)? If<br>
> > so,<br>
> > > > > then you might be able to use Pd to capture your pedal input and<br>
> > then<br>
> > > > > combine that with the information from [fiddle~] and/or [bonk~] to<br>
> > > > > send the appropriate information to Liquid Media. If the only way to<br>
> > > > > control Liquid Media is through keystrokes, then you might need to<br>
> > > > > write some software that intercepts the keystrokes from the pedals<br>
> > and<br>
> > > > > changes them depending on what is going on in Pd.<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > andy<br>
> > > > ><br>
> > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:18 PM, Hugh Sung <<a href="mailto:hughsung@gmail.com">hughsung@gmail.com</a>><br>
> > wrote:<br>
> > > > > > I'm using a presentation program called "Liquid Media", sort of<br>
> > like<br>
> > > > > > Powerpoint on steroids. Up to this point i had been using<br>
> > multiple<br>
> > > > > foot<br>
> > > > > > pedals assigned to different keystrokes to trigger visual cues,<br>
> > like<br>
> > > > > video<br>
> > > > > > clips, animated GIFs and the like, during live classical music<br>
> > piano<br>
> > > > > > recitals.<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > I'd like to incorporate the dynamic capabilities of realtime<br>
> > visual<br>
> > > > > sync,<br>
> > > > > > with the ability to easily "change the scene", as it were. i'm<br>
> > hoping<br>
> > > > > that<br>
> > > > > > someone can help me come up with a combined solution where PD acts<br>
> > as<br>
> > > > > an<br>
> > > > > > audio trigger controller, triggering keystroke events based on<br>
> > pitch<br>
> > > > > ranges,<br>
> > > > > > dynamic peaks and rhythmic events, and Liquid Media accepts those<br>
> > > > > > PD-generated keystrokes to trigger correlating visual cues. Each<br>
> > > > > scene<br>
> > > > > > would comprise of specific trigger-able events, and the foot<br>
> > switch<br>
> > > > > would<br>
> > > > > > allow for a manual "change of scene". i'm hoping to accomplish<br>
> > two<br>
> > > > > things<br>
> > > > > > with this combined approach:<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > 1. make it a little easier to incorporate visuals synced to audio<br>
> > > > > events<br>
> > > > > > 2. allow for easy scene transitions, to better compliment the<br>
> > > > > "narrative"<br>
> > > > > > structure of classical compositions<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > Hope this makes sense...thanks all for your input so far! (and<br>
> > > > > patience!)<br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 2:45 PM, Dan Wilcox <<a href="mailto:danomatika@gmail.com">danomatika@gmail.com</a>><br>
> > > > > wrote:<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > As for forwarding keypresses and mouse events to an application<br>
> > ...<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > I have done this in Windows to control FLStudio (aka<br>
> > FruityLoops) by<br>
> > > > > > sending menu events and keypresses through python windows<br>
> > scripting,<br>
> > > > > > pywinauto, and osc in python.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > I have info and code on my website. It should still work but<br>
> > it's a<br>
> > > > > bit<br>
> > > > > > old (2006) and I don't use Windows anymore.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > On Tue, 2008-04-29 at 13:05 -0400, marius schebella wrote:<br>
> > > > > > > fiddle~ comes with pd (look in the "extra" folder), there is a<br>
> > help<br>
> > > > > > > patch that will explain how it works.<br>
> > > > > > > hope this helps.<br>
> > > > > > > marius.<br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > Hugh Sung wrote:<br>
> > > > > > > > i'm not familiar with that program - can you provide a link to<br>
> > > > > fiddle~,<br>
> > > > > > > > or any other program that can easily do what i'm looking for<br>
> > with<br>
> > > > > all<br>
> > > > > > > > the various parameters?<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > Many thanks!<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > On Tue, Apr 29, 2008 at 12:50 PM, marius schebella<br>
> > > > > > > > <<a href="mailto:marius.schebella@gmail.com">marius.schebella@gmail.com</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:marius.schebella@gmail.com">marius.schebella@gmail.com</a><br>
> > >><br>
> > > > > wrote:<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > Hugh Sung wrote:<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > Actually, this isn't for speech recognition - i'm trying to<br>
> > come<br>
> > > > > > > > up with a simple way to use key triggers to activate visuals.<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > For example: if the piano plays A440, i'm presuming PD can be<br>
> > > > > > > > configured to recognize that pitch with a microphone input and<br>
> > > > > > > > then echo out a text string - the letter "A", perhaps.<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > in that case, you best use fiddle~. what's the other program?<br>
> > does<br>
> > > > > > > > it accept network communication? then you can send the letters<br>
> > > > > over<br>
> > > > > > > > tcp or udp connection (netsend).<br>
> > > > > > > > marius.<br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > > --<br>
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> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > ><br>
> > > > > > > ---<br>
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