frailn Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 I recently acquired an free, used iPod and immediately began to ponder the possibilities of hacking it for something other than just listening to MP3's. I don't really need this iPod, so why not find something creative to do with it? I googled around and found the iPod Linux Project. There is a C++ Standard Library module. I'm not a C programmer, but am sure I could pick it up pretty quickly. I don't have all this iPod specs, because I haven't taken the time to look it over. It is the traditional iPod with a screen. Not sure on memory size. It does work. I need to plug it into my PC tonight and see how much memory it has and figure out which generation of iPod it belongs to.Thinking of the possibility of turning this old iPod into a MIDI controller or sequencer of some sort. Maybe just something as simple as sending MIDI messages from the iPod to the CORE module. Or maybe use it store patches as well. Wonder if I could build a cable to connect to the DB-25 port on the back of the MB-6582. Hmm...anyone else have any ideas or insight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 easyhttp://dev.eyebeam.org/projects/reware/blog/40eeee ok some more linkshttp://www.ucc.asn.au/~rvvs89/ipl/nightly/pzmodules.tar.gzhttp://rvvs89.ucc.asn.au/ipl/nightly/appearance.tar.gzhttp://dev.eyebeam.org/projects/reware/wiki/pdPod%20Howtohttp://dropbox.at.or.at/dropbox/reware-pdpod-0.0.tar.bz2group_id=236704&package_id=302437'>http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=236704&package_id=302437 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stryd_one Posted February 4, 2009 Report Share Posted February 4, 2009 pd... on an iPod... Someone's been smoking crack :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted February 5, 2009 Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 http://youtube.com/watch?v=0fs8vLOEiCsThe message body was left empty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frailn Posted February 5, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2009 PureData on the iPod. That's perfect! I just installed PD on my desktop. Thanks, Cimo. I would have never thought to even search on PD for an iPod. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frailn Posted February 8, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2009 Managed to get iPodLinux installed on a Gen5 30 gig iPod. I spent a day trying to get it installed manually with no luck. Then I found zeroslacker's auto installer.It is fun to play around with Linux on this iPod. Now to figure out how to get PureData installed. Once, I get that part done, need to determine how to build some PD modules that send MIDI signals. THEN, figure out how to get the MIDI signals out of the iPod and into my CORE module. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted February 9, 2009 Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 I get that part done, need to determine how to build some PD modules that send MIDI signals.you get plenty of demo apps with PD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frailn Posted February 9, 2009 Author Report Share Posted February 9, 2009 Thanks, Cimo! Well, I've got PD on the iPod. But, the OS is running slow as molasses. Maybe in order to reduce latency? Not sure. I'll have to do some digging in the iPodLinux forum archives to see if there is a solution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cimo Posted February 10, 2009 Report Share Posted February 10, 2009 Hiremember to delete and unused number boxes, especially in the demo apps there are plenty of them just to help you figure out what s happening, but they can slow down terribly the OS.Delete also any unused part of the patch.Simone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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