posted 14 May 2008 00:49            

If I assign them to generate specific ASCII key strokes in the Wacom Preferneces Panel, I can use them in MAX by simply using the "key" object and detecting those key numbers.

If there was a Kyma Sound or CapyTalk expression that would return the ASCII key number, I could do the same thing there.

posted 14 May 2008 08:12            

You can do this in OSCulator - ie. use Wacom pref. panel to assign key shortcuts and then assign them to event names in Kyma. Otherwise yes Max is the best alternative, and although I use Max/MSP/Jitter a lot, I really prefer to use only Kyma when I can, and OSCulator certainly help with that aim.

BTW when I use Max now I send everything out as OSC, through OSCulator, which means all the incoming data is going into Capy through one pipe

Cheers, Garth

posted 14 May 2008 22:49            

quote:

---

Originally posted by garth paine:
Hi Bill

You can do this in OSCulator - ie. use Wacom pref. panel to assign key shortcuts and then assign them to event names in Kyma. Otherwise yes Max is the best alternative, and although I use Max/MSP/Jitter a lot, I really prefer to use only Kyma when I can, and OSCulator certainly help with that aim.

BTW when I use Max now I send everything out as OSC, through OSCulator, which means all the incoming data is going into Capy through one pipe

Cheers, Garth

[This message has been edited by garth paine (edited 14 May 2008).]

---

I'm not sure I understand - the Wacom buttons can be programmed to send keystrokes - e.g. letters. How does OSCulator receive these events? My Wacom isn't Bluetooth.

posted 15 May 2008 12:39            

Unfortunately no, OSCulator can not "read" keystrokes but rather "send" them to applications (keystroke combos can also be sent).
I was thinking about adding support for Wacom tablets right into OSCulator, not to compete with the great Kyma implementation, but rather to provide OSC users a simple way to use a Wacom tablet. It will support the tablet's buttons and bands as well.
In the meantime, I would suggest you use Max to convert the tablet's events in OSC and then use OSCulator to send them to Kyma. I think that is something rather easy to do if you are already familiar with Max.

Best,
Camille

posted 16 May 2008 08:04            

So looks like Max --> OSCulator --> Kyma as per usual

Cheers, Garth

[This message has been edited by garth paine (edited 16 May 2008).]