What about Music Mouse (http://retiary.org/ls/programs.html) I have had big fun with the Amiga version in the past. I haven't tried it under UAE yet,though. On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 22:45:47 +0200, David Baron <d_baron@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > This is a cute applet. Now for the next step: MagicBaton for Linux! This is > somebody's trademark so call it Raton-Conductor. > > MagicBaton was a MIDI conduction program for Windows 9*, marketed as a game, > from Japan. One used the mouse to actually conduct MIDI playback. Not as easy > as it sounds, even with the in-the-air gyro-mouse I bought for this purpose. > I saw potential in this, however, and suggested a more serious program. > Apparently, there is one in Japan. One correspondant on their site actually > used the program for choir rehearsals. > > So how would Raton-Conductor work? Again, not as simple as it sounds. > Minimally, one would move the mouse in a ecliptic (or circular) motion (as > suggested by MagicBaton's instructions for beginners). The size of the > vertical diameter (or average diameter) would be the volume/expression and > tempo or time-codes set by the change in vertical direction from down to up. > Real conducting patterns are more complex but these two principals would more > or less remain. > -- "Both Rob and I see sound as shapes. I only have to do this (makes a fist) and he knows what sound I mean". - Autechre ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: Ernie Dulanowsky CCNA CWLSS www.pulsewidth.ca >> test_tones on www.cjtr.ca <<
