I think this would be useful to more than myself. I needed a way to take 2D vectors and turn them into Wavefront OBJ files. So I found a convenient pathway to do so using Blender. I make my SVG files by creating a vector in Illustrator. Make sure you expand your lines, and remove …
Some more old pieces: here is Collision, a conducted improvisation. Players are free to play whatever they want between collisions, but must all follow the directed moment of impact and hold for its duration. Optional melody sequences can also be performed. Sorry this one is Mac only as a compiled application: Collision.zip
Time to post some old code. Here is a score playback application for Györgi Ligeti’s Artikulation. In reality it is Richard Wehinger’s art score (the original piece did not have a written score). This code was written in Processing, and it has two modes: original score playback and generative. The generative part is fun: I …
Ink Well is a generative score created for UWM’s Experimental Improvisation Ensemble. Written in Processing, the piece generates creatures that slither and reach their tendrils outward. Improvising musicians follow these creatures and perform their shapes and movement. The piece will be premiered May 6, 7:30 pm at the Music Building Recital Hall (MUS 175). I’m …
Why would a developer stop supporting an OS that’s only two years old? I imagine a few users (9% of you, as of this post) might ask that question when the next major TC updates drop support for iOS 7. I thought I’d put this out there for anyone who’s interested. Some of the upcoming …
TC-11 1.x will soon be the ‘legacy’ version of the app, and from the inside it may as well be a different app entirely. I was trying to think of a single file that carried over into 2.0 untouched, and I don’t think there is one. No where has this been more on my mind …
The next update to TC-Data is done, and that means turning my attention back to TC-11. It looks like I’ll be pushing out a quick update just for 1.8.x Audiobus support for iOS 8. As a palate cleanser (post-testing monotony), I’m playing with camera brightness. Here are some thoughts about bringing a new sensor into …
When TC-11 was first released, it didn’t have the floating touch preview view in the Patch area. That was the result of a common pitfall: what is obvious to you is not necessarily obvious to your users. I knew how adjusting parameters affected the patch, so there was little trial and error beyond flipping back …
WWDC has been incredible so far. Even waiting in line (not uncommon) means meeting tons of enthusiastic and friendly developers. The sessions have been fantastic. The upcoming API improvements are going to make things much easier, and there are some incredible new technologies I’ll be dropping into my apps. I’ve met with Apple engineers in …
Next week I’ll be heading out to the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in San Francisco. It looks to be an incredible opportunity to meet other developers, Apple engineers, and check out whatever new is announced. If you’d like to keep track of things, chances are I’ll be tweeting away (@BitShapeSoft).