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Silas Johansen <
sijodk@...
>
wrote:
> Does it have to be an
iPod With the fancy controls
> in modern
iPods it's
> probably not worth the trouble
hacking them when you
> can get
inexpensive
> noname mp3 players with normal
pushbuttons that
> could be hacked in the
way
> you describe with relatively little
effort. Sure,
> you might already
have
> iPods galore lying around, but we're
talking a lot
> less than the cost of
a
> module if you can live with "only" a
gigabyte - more
> than enough for
hours
> of live performance, even if you run
it constantly.
>
> But I must say I
really like your module idea - I
> might
implement it or
> something similar with a
non-iPod player.
>
>
Cheers,
>
> Silas
>
> On 7/3/07, ersatzplanet
<
the_ersatz_planet@...
>
>
wrote:
> >
> > I had an idea for a
wacky module yesterday and
> thought I would
share it.
> > Maybe a person
> >
with better electronic chops than me can make
one.
> > I offten play with ambient sound
backgrounds. I
> used to use a
reel-to-reel
> > with custom
> >
tape loops, then a Tascam Porastudio, and now
a
> retired iPod. I have a
> > bunch
of them that
> > were given to me by
co-workers when they broke. A
> new hard
drive and they
> > work fine. My
> >
girlfriend just got a iPod Nano and the thing
is
> so small and compact that
> > I
thought one
> > would be great mounted to a
panel on my modular.
> Connect the dock cable
to
> > give it
> > power and get the
audio from it. Then the good
> part - control
it through
> > the connector
> >
too. I see having just the basic controls
made
> CV-able. Have a trigger in
>
> that does the
> > previous song selection,
a trigger for the next
> song selection, and
both a
> > trigger that
> > toggles
play/pause and a gate in that plays on the
>
gate high. The iPod
> > controls are
serial
> > in the latest units so that's the
circuitry I
> can't hack but I have
an
> > older iPod from when
> > they
used the remote control/headphone connector
>
and I may try just
> > "pushing
it's
> > buttons" via a electronic switch
module. Worth a
> try. The older hard
drive
> > iPods don't react
> >
super fast but the flash based units are
pretty
> snappy. it would be fun
> >
for timed sound
> > effects or ambient
noises. I'm sure Doepfer would
> not be
interested in
> > making one, but
I
> > sure would love to have one.
>
> For those with the chops here is a site that
has
> the pinouts for the
> >
connector and a brief
> > discription of the
serial protocol used in the
>
remotes:
> >
>
http://pinouts.ru/PortableDevices/ipod_pinout.shtml
>
> I can see it as a panel with the nano clipped
to
> it and a connector cable
> >
rinning into the
> > panel and 6 jacks below
- 4 control ins and 2
> audio
outs.
> > -James
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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