Do you think it is possible to connect a touchscreen controller to Gills to have some sort of enhanced control over parameters? Or better yet, have a different way of playing it?
What does it take to do it? Change the whole hardware Gills has? Or small software modifications?
Think of KORG Kaoss pad but for Gills.
This is something I’ve had knocking around in my head for other projects for a while. I was going to try using the resistive touchscreen from a Nintendo DS, but the connectors on touchscreens are microscopic and you have to keep switching the mode of the pins you use which is a bit annoying.
The (excellent) OpenDeck project supports Nextion displays, which are ‘smart’ displays (basically they get programmed separately and communicate with your main board through a serial interface). This has given me an idea…
There’s a popular display known in the community as the CYD. I’ve got one, just sat there doing nothing right now, because I found the screen update too slow for what I had planned. But, my idea - map the X and Y to midi commands. Possibly a variety of commands, with a selectable mode. It could be used for anything with a midi port… including the Gills.
I saw many touchscreen DIY projects and i was curious if one can simply be programmed to control Gills. I like using Gills as a multiFX box so I was curious how realistic this is. I understand for each patch things can be mapped different and it’s a challenge.
what kind of touch screen? if you’re thinking kaoss pad style, then you’re how bout Korg nanoPad 2? it’s got an XY pad
Yes, those are very cheap and intriguing.
Basically, i was imagining controlling Gills parameters using a pad during a performance. Like the pad in Kaoss pad or the KORG modwave. Not that i perform live or anything, I was juat curious how doable it is for Gills. Buy a pad and connect, map the parameters for each patch manually? Or someone with technical knowledge develop a pad specifically for Gills? Etc.
you can just buy a pad and map the parameters for each patch manually with MIDI CC. that’s the easy approach
if you got technical knowledge, try the Trill Square from Bela
Ksoloti supports USB HID mouse and keyboard, so i believe one could connect a USB trackpad sort of thing. I believe it would take minor effort to create an object that does the Kaoss sort of effect, don’t quote me on it though 