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An iPad Controller for Ableton That’s Gesture-Friendly, Free: Conductr, Now with X/Y [Gallery]
Ableton Live’s iPad-augmented control can take some forms. There are apps that do everything, replicating the mouse so that you can go directly to touch for every single task and avoid your computer completely (Touchable, for instance). There are specialized controllers, which focus on a few tasks or a particular device or Max patch. And […]
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Cubase Goes Futuristic: Motion Hand Gestures Control Music in Free Add-on [Details]
When it comes to big, flagship audio tools, you don’t get a whole lot of sci-fi in your software. That makes Steinberg’s announcements this week more of a change of pace. They aren’t the first to talk about virtual studio sessions, or even gesturally-controlled music. But seeing this as an add-on to Cubase, not just […]
Hands Off: Apple Wants to Pull Orphion Music App Over Touch APIs
Apple’s devices have earned praise from developers for consistently supporting multiple fingers in predictable ways. But to go further with expression, one developer made use of the size of contact area on the screen. Any time a developer goes beyond “public” or official APIs, there’s a chance Apple will eventually balk. We knew this was […]
Interaction in Thin Air: New Research from Microsoft, MIT Uses Magnets, Sound, Space
Peter Kirn - May 14, 2012
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Guiding Movements with Light: New Research Project Teaches You Gestures [Kinect]
Peter Kirn - May 8, 2012
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Kinect with Anything: TUIO Gestures from Kinect
Peter Kirn - November 27, 2010
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