Hi every1,

A while back, I mentioned on the list that I was gonna buy a Pacarana and
report back.   Well, I bought a lemur instead.  I just couldn't resist the 
temporary price drop ($1800 US).  Here's a short review.

The best part about the lemur is that chicks dig it ;)  On a more serious
note, the best part is the ability to create your own layouts.  I've only
had it a week now, and I've already built a ton of them (including a custom 
Logic MCU, yay!).  The JazzEditor (used to create layouts) is very easy
to use and u can build while you test.  The worst part is the inability to
control it blindly.  I mean, you can touch a control and look away, but you
need to look before you touch.  I guess with practice, this won't be a
problem.  Still, I'm not going to sell my mpd24 or keyboards;
the lemur doesn't have velocity sensitivity or physical feedback.

I'm connecting the lemur to Csound via Max and csound~.  It's definitely
fun to use, and I'm already getting interesting results.  My favorite object
at the moment is the pad (basically just a button) because I'm currently 
experimenting with chords (I won't be buying a monome anytime soon).
My second favorite is the multiball with no friction; just set them in
motion
and listen to the evolution.  Now, if I could just stop trying to build new
instruments and use the ones I already have, I can focus on music ;)
Any1 else have a lemur?

|)avis
-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/lemur-%2B-csound-tp22302400p22302400.html
Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

I have a Lemur too, I find it very useful and flexible.
I've been using it for almost two years, and I'm still very happy with it.
Haven't used it for rhythmic trigging so I don't know about the
latency (I think it might be a little slow?).

I have some ImproSculpt Lemur presets if anyone needs'em ... ;-)

Oeyvind


2009/3/3 dp51 :
>
> Hi every1,
>
> A while back, I mentioned on the list that I was gonna buy a Pacarana and
> report back.   Well, I bought a lemur instead.  I just couldn't resist the
> temporary price drop ($1800 US).  Here's a short review.
>
> The best part about the lemur is that chicks dig it ;)  On a more serious
> note, the best part is the ability to create your own layouts.  I've only
> had it a week now, and I've already built a ton of them (including a custom
> Logic MCU, yay!).  The JazzEditor (used to create layouts) is very easy
> to use and u can build while you test.  The worst part is the inability to
> control it blindly.  I mean, you can touch a control and look away, but you
> need to look before you touch.  I guess with practice, this won't be a
> problem.  Still, I'm not going to sell my mpd24 or keyboards;
> the lemur doesn't have velocity sensitivity or physical feedback.
>
> I'm connecting the lemur to Csound via Max and csound~.  It's definitely
> fun to use, and I'm already getting interesting results.  My favorite object
> at the moment is the pad (basically just a button) because I'm currently
> experimenting with chords (I won't be buying a monome anytime soon).
> My second favorite is the multiball with no friction; just set them in
> motion
> and listen to the evolution.  Now, if I could just stop trying to build new
> instruments and use the ones I already have, I can focus on music ;)
> Any1 else have a lemur?
>
> |)avis
> --
> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/lemur-%2B-csound-tp22302400p22302400.html
> Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>
>
> Send bugs reports to this list.
> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound"
>

> I have a Lemur too, I find it very useful and flexible.
> I've been using it for almost two years, and I'm still very happy with it.

That's comforting to hear.  I get the feeling that the lemur is a good 
investment.

> Haven't used it for rhythmic trigging so I don't know about the
> latency (I think it might be a little slow?).

I have noticed some latency (not sure what conditions affect latency).
But, I'm used to dealing with latency in all the apps I use, so I'm not
too worried.  I'm working on a setup that quantizes discrete events 
(OSC, MIDI, score events) to rhythmic divisions in realtime.  That
alleviates some of the timing sloppiness when working with a beat.

One thing that bothers me is the imprecise nature of the finger.  There's
just
no way for the lemur to tell where the finger is exactly because human 
finger tips are not infinitely small.  Nails work better, but the idea of
scratching
the lemur makes me uncomfortable (I just bought it, so I"m a little scared).
I have 2 wacom pens that work really well with the touch screen, especially
for precise movements.  I even taped tiny little plastic balls to my finger
tips;
this also works well (looks goofy if lights are on).

> I have some ImproSculpt Lemur presets if anyone needs'em ... ;-)

I've never tried ImproSculpt (though, I think I saw you using it in a
video). 
At the moment, I'm trying my best NOT to learn/make any new instruments and
ImproSculpt looks like a beast!

Davis
-- 
View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/lemur-%2B-csound-tp22302400p22321502.html
Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.

Yes, you should definately use nails instead of the flesh of the fingers.
The bigger "fingerprint" makes shadows for the sensors, so one finger
might "hide" behind another. This does not happen if you use the
nails. I've talked to the tech guys at Jazzmutant about it and this is
what they recommended as well. They also said the Lemur was build to
take some beating, you could almost smash it with a hammer (his words,
not mine).

Oeyvind

2009/3/4 dp51 :
>
>> I have a Lemur too, I find it very useful and flexible.
>> I've been using it for almost two years, and I'm still very happy with it.
>
> That's comforting to hear.  I get the feeling that the lemur is a good
> investment.
>
>> Haven't used it for rhythmic trigging so I don't know about the
>> latency (I think it might be a little slow?).
>
> I have noticed some latency (not sure what conditions affect latency).
> But, I'm used to dealing with latency in all the apps I use, so I'm not
> too worried.  I'm working on a setup that quantizes discrete events
> (OSC, MIDI, score events) to rhythmic divisions in realtime.  That
> alleviates some of the timing sloppiness when working with a beat.
>
> One thing that bothers me is the imprecise nature of the finger.  There's
> just
> no way for the lemur to tell where the finger is exactly because human
> finger tips are not infinitely small.  Nails work better, but the idea of
> scratching
> the lemur makes me uncomfortable (I just bought it, so I"m a little scared).
> I have 2 wacom pens that work really well with the touch screen, especially
> for precise movements.  I even taped tiny little plastic balls to my finger
> tips;
> this also works well (looks goofy if lights are on).
>
>> I have some ImproSculpt Lemur presets if anyone needs'em ... ;-)
>
> I've never tried ImproSculpt (though, I think I saw you using it in a
> video).
> At the moment, I'm trying my best NOT to learn/make any new instruments and
> ImproSculpt looks like a beast!
>
> Davis
> --
> View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/lemur-%2B-csound-tp22302400p22321502.html
> Sent from the Csound - General mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
>
>
>
> Send bugs reports to this list.
> To unsubscribe, send email sympa@lists.bath.ac.uk with body "unsubscribe csound"
>