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Aurora midi controller by Jason Snell

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  • catherdercatherder

    This was exactly what I was looking for but I don’t see how to connect it. No MIDI device selection, no IAA, no virtual MIDI device visible in other apps, no AUv3 and no Audiobus.

  • id_23id_23

    @catherder said:
    This was exactly what I was looking for but I don’t see how to connect it. No MIDI device selection, no IAA, no virtual MIDI device visible in other apps, no AUv3 and no Audiobus.

    That doesn’t sound very useful…
    :(

  • catherdercatherder

    @id_23 said:

    @catherder said:
    This was exactly what I was looking for but I don’t see how to connect it. No MIDI device selection, no IAA, no virtual MIDI device visible in other apps, no AUv3 and no Audiobus.

    That doesn’t sound very useful…
    :(

    at least the magnetometer data sources seem to work. AuroraWatch UK is just reporting an amber alert (possible aurora), and their magnetogram starts dancing. And I can see that the lines displayed in this app are more lively too.
    I have contacted the dev. Let's see what they say.... Otherwise a good idea, but maybe better to get something running via holon.ist

  • GavinskiGavinski

    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

  • catherdercatherder

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

  • MrStochasticMrStochastic

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    Get something going with Moon Echo 😎

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @Gavinski said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

    I'm also intrigued tho how it is possible that this isn't sending midi out in any usable way, that's crazy if true

  • catherdercatherder

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

    I'm also intrigued tho how it is possible that this isn't sending midi out in any usable way, that's crazy if true

    The main problem is the absence of any type of manual or tutorial. And it looks to me as if it’s not even able to run in the background. Maybe a candidate for a refund request.

  • catherdercatherder

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

    I'm also intrigued tho how it is possible that this isn't sending midi out in any usable way, that's crazy if true

    Jason just got back to me. He is now aware of the problem. It looks as if he was only testing the app on a Mac but not really with iOS. And I think a core problem is that the app doesn’t work in the background. That makes it impossible to use it with other apps.

  • NeuMNeuM

    Is this the same Jason Snell who has like 5,000 podcasts? (Yes, I'm exaggerating... it's closer to 4,000...) :)

  • catherdercatherder

    @NeuM said:
    Is this the same Jason Snell who has like 5,000 podcasts? (Yes, I'm exaggerating... it's closer to 4,000...) :)

    Never heard about the podcasts but I find some of the projects from https://primary-assembly.com/ quite interesting.

  • supadomsupadom

    Perhaps sitting with your iPad out in the rain will provide better inspiration!!

  • ahallamahallam

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

    I'm also intrigued tho how it is possible that this isn't sending midi out in any usable way, that's crazy if true

    Jason just got back to me. He is now aware of the problem. It looks as if he was only testing the app on a Mac but not really with iOS. And I think a core problem is that the app doesn’t work in the background. That makes it impossible to use it with other apps.

    It would be nice if it had been released as an AUv3. I like the idea in theory.

  • skiphuntskiphunt

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    It's a romantic idea using weather data as cc sources, but I struggling to think why it is any better, from a musical point of view, than just setting up some nice complex LFOs, perhaps with cross modulation?

    I see it less romantic but as a form of expression. A bunch of LFOs (usually 😉) don’t give me migraines. Geomagnetic Activity does. So I agree that the musical output might not be a lot different, but for me it makes a difference when it comes to projects that will be showcased or live performances.

    Don't get me wrong, I'm intrigued too! But then a rational part of my brain asks, why? Haha. Sorry to hear about your migraines btw

    I'm also intrigued tho how it is possible that this isn't sending midi out in any usable way, that's crazy if true

    Jason just got back to me. He is now aware of the problem. It looks as if he was only testing the app on a Mac but not really with iOS. And I think a core problem is that the app doesn’t work in the background. That makes it impossible to use it with other apps.

    Kinda odd that he missed testing it on iOS, since it's ONLY verified for iPhone and iPad and not macOS

    I love his Refraktions app, but it hasn't been updated in over 5 years. His whole "bio-feedback" schtick using off the shelf "meditation" headbands... always seemed kinda gimmicky, but he's evidently convinced some institutions that it's something more interesting. I think the Holon.ist apps are much more interesting and more sophisticated in this space... but less intuitive.

  • NeuMNeuM

    @catherder said:

    @NeuM said:
    Is this the same Jason Snell who has like 5,000 podcasts? (Yes, I'm exaggerating... it's closer to 4,000...) :)

    Never heard about the podcasts but I find some of the projects from https://primary-assembly.com/ quite interesting.

    Like I said, I don't know if it's the same person, but the one I know of runs this site:

    https://sixcolors.com

  • catherdercatherder

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

  • GavinskiGavinski

    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

  • catherdercatherder

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

  • skiphuntskiphunt
    edited May 4

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

    Since the dev said that he'd only tested it on macOS and not iOS before releasing... does that mean that it in fact runs on macOS? Or, maybe he was just using an iOS emulator on macOS? The appstore says it's not verified for macOS, but if you have a mac... does it install and run?

  • GavinskiGavinski

    @skiphunt said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

    Since the dev said that he'd only tested it on macOS and not iOS before releasing... does that mean that it in fact runs on macOS? Or, maybe he was just using an iOS emulator on macOS? The appstore says it's not verified for macOS, but if you have a mac... does it install and run?

    I assumed he meant had tested it by using on an iPad and sending the midi to a mac

  • skiphuntskiphunt

    @Gavinski said:

    @skiphunt said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

    Since the dev said that he'd only tested it on macOS and not iOS before releasing... does that mean that it in fact runs on macOS? Or, maybe he was just using an iOS emulator on macOS? The appstore says it's not verified for macOS, but if you have a mac... does it install and run?

    I assumed he meant had tested it by using on an iPad and sending the midi to a mac

    Could be, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it also installed and ran on macOS too

  • ahallamahallam

    Just updated, I haven’t tried it yet.

  • enkayteeenkaytee

    @skiphunt said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @skiphunt said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

    Since the dev said that he'd only tested it on macOS and not iOS before releasing... does that mean that it in fact runs on macOS? Or, maybe he was just using an iOS emulator on macOS? The appstore says it's not verified for macOS, but if you have a mac... does it install and run?

    I assumed he meant had tested it by using on an iPad and sending the midi to a mac

    Could be, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it also installed and ran on macOS too

    Here's the Mac installation guide:

    https://primary-assembly.com/apps/aurora/mac-install.html

  • HippoHippo
    edited May 5

    edit:
    It still doesn't run in the background, but at least ...
    It now works in the background, despite my iPad not being on the latest point version of the OS. I have not changed anything. Maybe the problem was only the on the first launch after the update?
    I'm editing the post so nobody gets the wrong impression, since I seem to be the only one who had this issue, and now it's working for me too.

    AUM can now recognize it as a Midi device.

    I have assigned a couple of its sources in Hilda to fold, FM, filter, resonance and gain, and I feel like I'm getting a more varied and organic sounding result than would be easy to get with an LFO. Maybe I could get similar results with lfoch, but it would require some work to set up.

    And knowing that something real just happened, when you get a sudden burst in one of the measurements, somehow feels nice.

  • skiphuntskiphunt

    @enkaytee said:

    @skiphunt said:

    @Gavinski said:

    @skiphunt said:

    @catherder said:

    @Gavinski said:
    . > @catherder said:

    It’s working now: The App now has a MIDI destination menu and a persistent virtual MIDI port. So it’s no problem to run it in the background and route its output to hardware or other apps.

    Nice. Interesting results?

    Not yet. The update reached me just before my afternoon nap. Just did some quick tests to see if it works.

    Since the dev said that he'd only tested it on macOS and not iOS before releasing... does that mean that it in fact runs on macOS? Or, maybe he was just using an iOS emulator on macOS? The appstore says it's not verified for macOS, but if you have a mac... does it install and run?

    I assumed he meant had tested it by using on an iPad and sending the midi to a mac

    Could be, but I wouldn’t be surprised if it also installed and ran on macOS too

    Here's the Mac installation guide:

    https://primary-assembly.com/apps/aurora/mac-install.html

    Cool 😎 looks like it will run then. Thx 🙏

  • enkayteeenkaytee

    @Hippo said:
    It still doesn't run in the background, but at least AUM can now recognize it as a Midi device.

    I have assigned a couple of its sources in Hilda to fold, FM, filter, resonance and gain, and I feel like I'm getting a more varied and organic sounding result than would be easy to get with an LFO. Maybe I could get similar results with lfoch, but it would require some work to set up.

    And knowing that something real just happened, when you get a sudden burst in one of the measurements, somehow feels nice.

    It runs in the background OK for me. Also it will run in 'slide over' mode if that helps...

  • catherdercatherder

    It runs in the background of my iPad 9.
    More information about the app and the data sources is available here: https://primary-assembly.com/apps/aurora/support.html

  • HippoHippo

    @enkaytee said:

    @Hippo said:
    It still doesn't run in the background, but at least AUM can now recognize it as a Midi device.

    I have assigned a couple of its sources in Hilda to fold, FM, filter, resonance and gain, and I feel like I'm getting a more varied and organic sounding result than would be easy to get with an LFO. Maybe I could get similar results with lfoch, but it would require some work to set up.

    And knowing that something real just happened, when you get a sudden burst in one of the measurements, somehow feels nice.

    It runs in the background OK for me. Also it will run in 'slide over' mode if that helps...

    Thank you, slide over works, and as long as it's visible it will also send Midi.

    @catherder said:

    It runs in the background of my iPad 9.
    More information about the app and the data sources is available here: https://primary-assembly.com/apps/aurora/support.html

    I guess the issue is on my side, if it's working for you two. Maybe installing the last couple of iPadOS updates I'm missing will fix it.

  • skiphuntskiphunt

    @Hippo said:

    @enkaytee said:

    @Hippo said:
    It still doesn't run in the background, but at least AUM can now recognize it as a Midi device.

    I have assigned a couple of its sources in Hilda to fold, FM, filter, resonance and gain, and I feel like I'm getting a more varied and organic sounding result than would be easy to get with an LFO. Maybe I could get similar results with lfoch, but it would require some work to set up.

    And knowing that something real just happened, when you get a sudden burst in one of the measurements, somehow feels nice.

    It runs in the background OK for me. Also it will run in 'slide over' mode if that helps...

    Thank you, slide over works, and as long as it's visible it will also send Midi.

    @catherder said:

    It runs in the background of my iPad 9.
    More information about the app and the data sources is available here: https://primary-assembly.com/apps/aurora/support.html

    I guess the issue is on my side, if it's working for you two. Maybe installing the last couple of iPadOS updates I'm missing will fix it.

    Bought it. It’s working in the background on my iPad mini 5… latest iPadOS

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