Archive for July, 2010

New features:

• Pressing the Control key in a MIDI CC values menu will display the corresponding General MIDI definitions.
• Pressing the Control key in a MIDI Note or Kyma Note values menu will display the corresponding note number (0 to 127).
• In the Presets menu, the current preset can now be set to send all its values when it is restored.

Changes:

• Fixed a name clashing problem between the Enable and Wiimote’s Enable events.
• Fixed a problem where messages in the main window would not be sorted naturally.
• When holding the Alt key while selecting certain types of Events now behaves as expected (for example, selects MIDI CC’s in incremental order).
• Made Wiimote’s settings correctly restored.
• Added some new Wiimote’s address definitions.

Changes:

• Fixed a bug where files with MIDI CC and MIDI CC Toggle events would not be restored properly.
• Temporarily disabled some animations on Leopard that were causing a crash until a proper fix is found (if any).

Changes:

• Fixed a serious bug that prevented running on Mac OS X Leopard.
• Added Copy/Paste to Parameter editors

Note: This version is not anymore compatible with Tiger or PowerPC computers.

OSC improvements:

• OSC routes are now independent of the target device.
• A table now shows the OSC devices detected on the network. This is useful for example to see if TouchOSC is correctly connected.
• It is possible to register manually an OSC message by typing its address. Check “Manually Create Message …” in the Routings menu.
• It is possible to edit a copy of a OSC routing that has been created automatically after back-mapping.

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Making music with the iPad is great, and I am planning to use this amazing device on stage, but there is one last thing holding me.

The iPad’s WiFI connection has the reputation of not being the most reliable, and I just don’t want to believe if it is okay to use it on stage, I need to be sure. The lack of an Ethernet port is indeed a strong selling point for Jazz-Mutant’s Lemur.

Six month ago, a friend told me that he was using TouchOSC and his iPhone 3GS plugged into the computer using a USB cable. A nice wired connection that he had, but it was only after he subscripbed to a tethering plan, and it sucks to pay big bucks if you don’t need to browse the internet.

There’s a solution if you are ready to jailbreak your iPad. I don’t use my iPad for critical applications, so, in case things go wrong, and since it is a WiFI only model, I will be able to merely restore the backed-up applications and settings using iTunes.

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