[PD] Guitar Heroes controller

[James Rojsirivat]

Just an update. Bought PC/Mac version of Guitar Heroes III today. Looks like the controller is an Xbox 360 version since the logo is smack on there. Can't seem to get it recognized with [hid] on OS X, but was able to get hidin help patch to recognize it. a bit of garbage in the information it was spitting out, but the main buttons work nicely. Any idea why OS X pd extended is not recognizing the device? Maybe I'm not setting it up correctly.

James
 
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----- Original Message ----
From: Hans-Christoph Steiner <pdgsocmentor at gmail.com>
To: Hans-Christoph Steiner <hans at eds.org>
Cc: Derek Holzer <derek at umatic.nl>; James Rojsirivat <astroboy2520 at sbcglobal.net>; pd-list at iem.at
Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 7:54:49 PM
Subject: Re: [PD] Guitar Heroes controller


I found something on this page about Guitar Hero + Max/MSP.  He says  
the Xbox version works fine with a computer while the PS2 version  
needs an adapter.  The adapter looks like it is for adapting a  
different plug type, though, not for plugging in a USB PS2 controller.

http://theguitarzeros.com/download_fretbuzz.php

.hc

On Mar 12, 2008, at 10:53 PM, Hans-Christoph Steiner wrote:

>
> On a related note, I just bought one of these very nice controllers  
> called a gametrak.  It is basically like two 3D joysticks but  
> instead of sticks, it has strings which you can clip on to things  
> to track them in 3D.  The cheesy promo video gives you a good idea  
> of what you can do with it:
>
> http://www.in2games.uk.com/corporate/press-item.php?pressid=5
>
> I used one that Jonas Hielscher let me borrow and I plugged it in  
> and it just worked with [hid].  I just got the one I ordered, it is  
> a "PlayStation 2" controller, I am not sure which Jonas' is.  But  
> with mine, it shows up in [hid] fine, but I don't get any data from  
> it.
>
> Anyone know, is there something special about PS2 USB controllers?
>
> .hc
>
>
> On Mar 12, 2008, at 8:12 PM, Derek Holzer wrote:
>
>> Should just be HID protocol. Check the help patch for the [hid]  
>> object
>> (in Extended or self-compiled) and see what parameters come in. After
>> that, enjoy mapping them to something and rock out!
>>
>> d.
>>
>> James Rojsirivat wrote:
>>> I've seen some developments with the Guitar Heroes controller on
>>> Max/MSP. I've been unable to get the one patch I found to really  
>>> open in
>>> PD. I'd love to try to do something with it. Anyone has any  
>>> experience
>>> developing and working with the Mac/PC version of the controller  
>>> in PD?
>>> Any tips would greatly be appreciated.
>>
>> -- 
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