Synth control with a Wiimote

[Shadyman]

Hey folks,

I found this lovely little piece of engineering on MAKE: Blog...

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2007/12/control_a_modular_synth_w.html?CMP=OTC-0D6B48984890|"Controlling a modular synth with a Wiimote"

I think this would be a rather fun use of the wiimote, especially with regards to a midibox input.

Ideas? Thoughts? Suggestions?

Thanks,

Shadyman

[ultra]

yeah this has been talked about in a few threads on the forum.  i think i'll try it when i get a chance.

[stryd_one]

Yup, wiimote to PC to midi to CV converter (MBCV/Analog Toolbox) to synth. It's a fun toy (got mine here minus the CV stuff, it's all midi)

[Shadyman]

Yup, wiimote to PC to midi to CV converter (MBCV/Analog Toolbox) to synth. It's a fun toy (got mine here minus the CV stuff, it's all midi)

Woo! Going to post a how-to on the wiki?  :o

[stryd_one]

Its too easy

1) Get a bluetooth dongle (see list of compatible devices below)

2) Pair up the wiimote like this:

http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=Wiimote_Tutorial (Widcomm)

or this:

http://www.wiiprojects.org/bluetooth.html'>http://www.wiiprojects.org/bluetooth.html (Bluesoleil)

3) Then download glovepie and set it up:

http://www.wiispond.com/nintendo-wiimote-wii-hacking/glovepie'>http://www.wiispond.com/nintendo-wiimote-wii-hacking/glovepie

Have some linkage.

http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Main_Page

http://www.wiiprojects.org/

http://www.wiispond.com/nintendo-wiimote-wii-hacking

http://wiibrew.org/index.php?title=List_of_Working_Bluetooth_Devices

http://www.wiili.org/index.php/Compatible_Bluetooth_Devices

:)

[Shadyman]

Cool beans  ;D

Maybe this should be WIKI'd somewhere?  8)

[stryd_one]

It is, on the wii wiki's I linked above :)

[Shadyman]

I was thinking about the MB wiki, but yeah, Wiimote wikis work too  ;D