music keyboard fun
We're hitting a few actual concepts here, the notion of 'state'
plus how to use a modal interface. Some practical aspects, too: how to
set up Logic for multi-channel access so we can make them snazzy Steve
Reichian thangs.
Links
- MIDI Assocation
-- since we're dealing a bit with MIDI messages now (and next week for sure),
this link may come in handy for those really wanting to understand
how MIDI is organized.
- modal interface (wiki)
-- a good discussion of pros/cons of modal interfaces, plus some links
to external resources. Check especially the link to Apples's interface
guidelines towards the bottom of the page.
Class Downloads
- week3-patches.zip
-- the patches we did in class.
[NOTE: This archive also contains a Logic projects ("kb1" and "kb2")
showing how to set up for multi-channel work]