Tag: data-driven instruments

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iPad OSC Tilt Controlling Pocket Dimension (MaxMSP & Open Sound Control)

Sending OSC messages from my iPad, transformed in Max/MSP, and used to control FreakshowIndustries’ “Pocket Dimension” plugin in real time.


The plugin itself has an XY axis, and I didn’t want to just sitting down wiggling a mouse around. Luckily, Freakshow Industries included MIDI control for the plugin (as from continuous controllers), so all I had to do was create an instrument track in Logic with the plugin, and then convert OSC data to MIDI CCs in Max.

Sorry if the aesthetics here aren’t up your alley, but hopefully the ideas here can be helpful!

Gear/Software in this video (not sponsored, but a few affiliate links):
Arturia DrumBrute Impact (affiliate links)
* Perfect Circuit
* Reverb
Elektron Analog Heat Mk. II (affiliate links)
* Perfect Circuit
* Reverb
TouchOSC
Freakshow Industries Pocket Dimension

Check out more music with Max/MSP here:

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Heart Beat to DrumBrute Impact Tempo with Apple Watch, Holon.ist, & Pure Data

Using Holon.ist, OSC, and Pure Data to send my heart rate from my Apple Watch to the Arturia DrumBrute Impact.

I got an Apple Watch a couple of weeks ago, and, of course, on the very first day I started looking into apps that would allow me to send the data coming from my watch out as OSC messages. After some poking around I found Holon.ist by Holonic Systems, and decided to give it a try.

There’s actually way more in this app than I actually needed (I just wanted to get all the physical data out to my laptop), but it suits the purpose. So in this video, I show a quick demo of getting my heart rate as an OSC message into my laptop running Pd, and then converting it into a MIDI clock for the drumbrute impact.

More on OSC in Pd Vanilla:


More Pure Data tutorials here.

Check prices on the Arturia DrumBrute Impact (affiliate links):
–Perfect Circuit
–Reverb
–Amazon