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Re: [microsound] still wishing to rock despite all



Yes, you are quite right.
I am sorry, I took this message out of context.

I agree that if all you have is a microphone as an interface for your computer then some nural net voice recognition system would be the best way to go. After that abstraction layer some text-based programming language would be best (though longer to get started in the beginning).

If you have speech and vision then I have heard of an experimental surgery where a quadrapalegic (sp) couls move a mouse (clumsly) around the screen by interacting with a thin film electrode placed somewhere in his head. Now I guess you can do it by EEG
http://blog.cognitivelabs.com/2006/03/mental-typewriter-and-game-controller.html


-wade

Quoting Frank Barknecht <fbar@xxxxxxxxxxx>:

Hallo,
thewade hat gesagt: // thewade wrote:

I just wanted to add that I think fiddle~ in PD's first outlet gives
the "cooked" frequency in MIDI.
It might just be that easy.

Also I have built a learning markov chain in PD (as far as computer
aided composition goes).

PD is where its at!

Plus in PD you could build a beat matcher and connect it via serial to
some servos that could coax your tripod into helping you head-bang if
you wanted.

Well, but if you need to control your software through basically just the voice, if that's all that's left, then Pd/Max are horrible tools. They also wouldn't be the tools of choice for blind people.

I'd rather suggest learning a text based language, and I'd suggest not
to use a pure synthesis language like Supercollider, but a "real"
programming language like Python, Lisp/Scheme, Forth etc., because
with these one may also be able to build some other tools and user
interfaces that help with one's specific physical handicap. I
recommend scripting languages like Python here, because they are
quicker to write than, say, C++, which is important, if writing is
difficult because of a severe handicap.

Oh, and Lisp/Scheme seem to have the best libraries for Computer-aided
composition with Common Music.

Ciao
--
Frank Barknecht                 _ ______footils.org_ __goto10.org__

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