Re: [sc-users] strategies for MIDI controling GUI

[nescivi <nescivi@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hiho,

but note that the GUI example Miguel gave is SC 3.5 or higher.

sincerely,
Marije

On Thursday 27 December 2012 16:45:11 nescivi wrote:
> On Thursday 27 December 2012 16:17:19 Hans van Eck wrote:
> > Hi,
> > 
> > This sounds most promising, but I get an error message at the first
> > command:
> > MIDIMktl.find
> > -Class not defined
> > 
> > Am I using too old a version? 3.4.4 on MacMini 10.4.11 ?
> 
> Did you download and install the package that Miguel indicated?
> And recompile the language afterwards?
> 
> MKtl is not in the default package.
> 
> I also notice a mistake in your code (capital K):
> 
> MIDIMKtl.find
> rather than
> MIDIMktl.find
> 
> 
> sincerely,
> Marije
> 
> > Hans
> > 
> > 
> > Op woensdag 26-12-2012 om 16:40 uur [tijdzone +0000], schreef Miguel
> > 
> > Negrao:
> > > A 26/12/2012, às 15:15, Hans van Eck escreveu:
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > Still a novice, but I'm working on the integration of the stratifier
> > > > in an environment in SC3.
> > > > Basic output of the stratifier is MIDI: 13 * controllers, 4 *
> > > > midinote on/off
> > > > (5 'sliders' with pressure sensor, 1 XY with pressure sensor, 4
> > > > switches)
> > > > 
> > > > It would be great to get a read-out of the sliders, XY and switches
> > > > in a GUI: - 11 (horizontal)  - 1 TableSlider2D  - 4 Buttons
> > > > 
> > > > Anyone an idea how I could approach this?
> > > 
> > > Hi
> > > 
> > > I would suggest using the Modality toolkit.  Download it from
> > > 
> > > https://github.com/ModalityTeam/Modality-toolkit (click on the zip
> > > icon)
> > > 
> > > and install the FP quark.
> > > 
> > > Then you need to create a spec file for your controller. Check the
> > > MKtlSpecs folder, follow the ones already there and check this file:
> > > https://github.com/ModalityTeam/Modality-toolkit/blob/master/Modality/M
> > > K tlSpecs/_HowToMakeAKtlDescription_.scd
> > > 
> > > Then do:
> > > 
> > > MIDIMktl.find
> > > 
> > > Your midi port should appear here. Since you are probably using an
> > > external MIDI device you will need to know what is the name of the
> > > template that you have created for it in the index.desc.scd and pass it
> > > as the value to the MIDIMKtl new method.
> > > 
> > > From there it’s easy to generate a GUI for all the controls:
> > > 
> > > (
> > > ScrollView(bounds:Rect(0,0,300,600)
> > > 
> > >     .center_(Window.availableBounds.center))
> > > 
> > > .canvas_(
> > > 
> > >     View().layout_(
> > >     
> > >         VLayout(*
> > >         
> > >             MIDIMKtl.basicNew(\nameOfMyDevice,\nanoKONTROL).elements.co
> > >             ll ect{ |elem, key|
> > >             
> > >                 var sl = Slider().orientation_(\horizontal);
> > >                 
> > >                 elem.signal.do{ |v| sl.value_(v) };
> > >                 
> > >                 HLayout( sl, StaticText().string_(key).minWidth_(50) )
> > >             
> > >             }.asArray
> > >         
> > >         )
> > >     
> > >     )
> > > 
> > > ).front
> > > )
> > > 
> > > You should change  MIDIMKtl.basicNew(\nameOfMyDevice,\nanoKONTROL) to
> > > MIDIMKtl(\nameOfMyMIDIPort, \stratifier) .
> > > 
> > > Hopefully at some point in the future the Modality toolkit will do this
> > > automatically for you.
> > > 
> > > best,
> > > Miguel
> > > http://www.friendlyvirus.org/miguelnegrao/
> > > 
> > > ps: Thank god for the Qt layout system !!! We should really keep
> > > praising it !

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