Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
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Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#2All I want now is a musical keyboard with a built in browser that supports this new standard.
All new standards and inventions creates new problems and products.
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#3All I want now is a musical keyboard with a built in browser that supports this new standard. All new standards and inventions creates new problems and products.
Ha! I dunno, what occurs to me is how cool it is that we can still get so much use out of MIDI, a standard adopted in 1983.
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#4All I want now is a musical keyboard with a built in browser that supports this new standard. All new standards and inventions creates new problems and products.
Ha! I dunno, what occurs to me is how cool it is that we can still get so much use out of MIDI, a standard adopted in 1983.
MIDI is well past its prime. It places unnecessary limitations on musical expression. I'd like to see browsers (and instruments) adopting Open Sound Control.
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#5Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ha! I dunno, what occurs to me is how cool it is that we can still get so much use out of MIDI, a standard adopted in 1983.
MIDI is well past its prime. It places unnecessary limitations on musical expression. I'd like to see browsers (and instruments) adopting Open Sound Control. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control
Yeah, it was a little strange to me that we got WebMIDI but not WebOSC. I wonder if there are discussions around this choice.
MIDI is a super straightforward protocol, so maybe that is why?
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#6Really nice even though I don't have a MIDI keyboard lying around here.
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#7Earlier quoted context omitted.
MIDI is well past its prime. It places unnecessary limitations on musical expression. I'd like to see browsers (and instruments) adopting Open Sound Control. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control
Yeah, it was a little strange to me that we got WebMIDI but not WebOSC. I wonder if there are discussions around this choice. MIDI is a super straightforward protocol, so maybe that is why?
I guarantee this is why! This is a first step for this whole thing, it only makes sense to get the most widely-supported (and arguably simplest) implementation out first.
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#8Heh. This is fun.
mild wub: http://resistorsings.com/106/#patch/mildwub?vca-level=0.4840...
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ha! I dunno, what occurs to me is how cool it is that we can still get so much use out of MIDI, a standard adopted in 1983.
MIDI is well past its prime. It places unnecessary limitations on musical expression. I'd like to see browsers (and instruments) adopting Open Sound Control. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control
One could argue that it places necessary limitations on musical expression that allowed it to flourish. Defining scales, etc in the protocol left some issues w/ microtonal stuff. The timing protocol is a bit squidgy for beat matching, but if you look at OSC everyone creates their own namespace and instead of one protocol you have a bunch of devices with different mapping conventions.
I would say the 0-127 range of controls hurts midi more than anything, if someone just bumped midi to osc's range most people would be happy. HD MIDI does that and may end up usurping OSC before OSC even gets traction: http://www.midi.org/aboutus/news/hd.php
Re: Show HN: The first websynth that's 100% mappable to a MIDI controller
#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
Ha! I dunno, what occurs to me is how cool it is that we can still get so much use out of MIDI, a standard adopted in 1983.
MIDI is well past its prime. It places unnecessary limitations on musical expression. I'd like to see browsers (and instruments) adopting Open Sound Control. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Sound_Control
Is there such a thing as an "OSC file" that can be played back like a MIDI file? If not, I think it's a critical reason why OSC has yet to see wider adoption — or is, at least, a symptom of the reason.