STEIM makes a software that converts any usb video game type controller to a
MIDI signal,
it's not free, but it's only $35, cheaper than the other thing you
mentioned.
here's a link:

http://www.steim.org/steim/junxion.html

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On 11/28/05, Kenneth Long <kelong_2000@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> Does csound have mouse (optical rotary) input?
>
> or more appropriate question, how can someone
> interface optical rotary signal into csound?
>
> thanks
> ken
>
>
> --- David Akbari <dakbari@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >
> > On Nov 28, 2005, at 4:22 PM, Charles Barry Groves
> > wrote:
> >
> > > I'm using CSound to read MIDI instruments and
> > controllers.  MIDI
> > > Solutions makes a box that will convert a
> > resistance-type controller
> > > (e.g. volume pedal, photoresistor) to a
> > continuous, scaled MIDI signal
> > > (0-127), but this costs $130 - per controller.
> > >
> > > I found a USB-compatible "Rumble Wheel" video game
> > controller with two
> > > pedals at Wal-Mart for $40.  But I haven't been
> > able to find any
> > > opcodes that read USB ports.
> > >
> > > Besides the cost issue, I thought it a good idea
> > to reduce the load on
> > > the midi port - I'm planning to use many
> > continuous controllers.
> > >
> > > Any ideas?
> >
> > Yikes! Sounds expensive.
> >
> > IMHO, at most you shouldn't spend more than $10 on
> > something like a USB
> > hub ...
> >
> > My advice is to use Hans Christoph-Steiner's [hid]
> > object for Pure Data
> > and either
> >
> > 1) send out the data as OSC and make a responder in
> > Csound (very
> > flexible!)
> > 2) use the data directly to control Csound via
> > inchannel opcode using
> > [csoundapi~] in Pure Data
> > 3) send out MIDI data internally from Pure Data and
> > set commandline
> > Csound's input to Pd's virtual output.
> >
> > If you are using multiple devices you should find
> > some kind of software
> > multiplexing solution to be of use. MIDI-Yoke for
> > Windows and MIDI-Pipe
> > for Mac OSX are two freeware applications to suit
> > this purpose.
> >
> > Now as far as creating opcodes to decide human
> > interface data, we run
> > into the problem of having a truly cross platform
> > solution. Based on
> > Hans's sources I've been muddling about with the
> > idea of Csound opcodes
> > to receive HID data but from looking at all the
> > sources on the 3 major
> > OSes (Windows, OSX, Linux) it would seem that the
> > Linux event manager
> > is the most efficient and easiest to understand.
> >
> > For now I use a Gravis Gamepad Pro (cheap, <=
> > $20.00) and Wingman
> > Extreme Digital 3d Joystick to control Csound in
> > realtime.
> >
> > The bonus of using Pure Data as your "receiving
> > interface" is
> >
> > 1) You can simultaneously use the same performance
> > data to manipulate
> > both audio AND video simultaneously.
> > 2) commandline Csound(5) is still easily accessible
> > in a variety of
> > ways, most notably through OSC, [netsend] with the
> > new TclCsound,
> > simply with the -M flag on the commandline, or by
> > using the
> > [csoundapi~] object. To do synchronous audio/video,
> > [csoundapi~] and
> > OSC seem to be the best, IMHO.
> > 3) ... it's free. Like Csound. :D
> >
> > Hope this helps !!
> >
> >
> > -David
> >
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