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Turn Your Game Controllers Into Musical Instruments

Windows App Works With Joysticks, Gamepads 26-Oct-09
Turn Your Game Controllers Into Musical Instruments


Virtuasonic Mijoy Pro 4 is a VSTi MIDI plug-in that lets you use a joystick or gamepad as a MIDI controller.

It can be used to control other VSTi instruments, FX plug-ins and even MIDI hardware in real-time.

Features:

  • Support for multiple joysticks/gamepads (up to 8)
  • up to 16 buttons and 2 direction pads
  • reads data from X, Y, Z, Slider1, Slider 2, Z-rotation axes
  • axis inversion
  • 8 slots assignable to every joystick axis of your choice between the above-mentioned axes and their inversions
  • General On/Off and independent switch for each axis slot
  • 2 axis types (cartesian, radial)
  • Offset function with assignable minimum and maximum value for each MIDI controller
  • Two Output Modes (Sequencer/MIDI Port)
  • Trigger function
  • Calibration settings (Smoothness and Center deadzone for X/Y axes)
  • MIDI Thru (to mix different MIDI sources. For example, MIJOY PRO + Masterkeyboard.)
  • Binary MIDI controller with assignable min/max (button 1 to 16 and direction pads)
  • 2 Button Modes (Press/Release, Switch)
  • List of standard MIDI controllers values included in the software package
  • MIDI messages assignable to X, Y, Z , Slider1, Slider 2 and Z-rotation: Control Change, Pitch Bend (7 bit), Program Change, Channel After Touch MIDI
  • messages and functions assignable independently to every joystick buttons and direction pads position: Control Change, MIDI Note, Pitch Bend, Program Change, Channel After Touch, idle (button1), Trigger
  • Independent MIDI Channel Setup for every axis slot, button and direction pads position

Requirements: Soundcard, Joystick, Windows VST Host able to recognize joystick information.

Pricing and Availability

Available now for EUR 21.95, US $ 33.95.

Link:

James Lewin
Twitter @podcasting_news



   0 Comments...  Post a comment    original story
Karplus    Said...

Yeah, this is cool.

But, when can I start playing Halo using my Eigenharp????

Better yet, play submarine games using my double manual organ ala 30,000 leagues under the sea.

27-Oct-09 09:21 PM


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