Multi-touch support?
I'm considering getting an ASUS 10-point multi-touch screen for my Windows PC. The only thing I'll be using this screen for probably is some Max patches, but it got me wondering if Max 7 can even handle multi-touch anyway.
I've googled this and found that maybe there's an external for max that makes this possible (if it isn't), or it's possible but only on Mac or Android. So, I just want to stress that I want multi-touch support, for a secondary screen, for my *Windows* PC, for hopefully Max 7 (5 or 6 is fine though), that is hopefully not bug-ridden or something else irritating; I don't have time to fiddle around with DIY's and stuff anymore. I just want to make an afternoon out of setting this up.
I believe the external you're mentioning is FingerPinger? it's only for Macbook trackpads..
Your best bet is probably something like http://feelyoursound.com/xotopad/
Here's more related info, maybe something else in the list would serve your needs:
http://www.soundonsound.com/reviews/multi-touch-music-software-windows
I don't think that Max will have native multitouch support anytime soon, because Mac OS will never have it and Windows devices/monitors with multitouch are even nowadays still few and far between.
When you look at what you can do with Lemur or TouchOSC running on a bigger iPad Pro or Android (like Samsung Galaxy View or upcoming Lenovo PB2-690N), it's hard to beat, especially because as the devices get smaller than these, the one thing that is consistent is that they all have multitouch support.
I'd say the next most likely advance would be a Mira app for Android, but I suppose there are a variety of factors that it would depend on...
Thanks for the detailed response, It seems to be more difficult every year to get good responses for most things on here.
Unfortunately, all of those options aren't acceptable because I prefer Windows only as the option for what I want to do. I already made the mistake once of buying a Macbook and being happy about a few things I couldn't have, but disappointed about many others. I also prefer a desktop PC that I make myself that is designed for *my* needs, with 2x the power/flexibility at 1/2 the cost of anything I could buy pre-made.
I really only have a narrow use for a touchscreen. All I have mostly wanted to do is use one to control a multi-layer/channel step-sequencer in a live setting. This is a massive advantage because of the time it saves. Practically every other use for a touchscreen to me is simply gimmicky and useless in my opinion because I can do the same thing with a mouse and produce the same output with no benefit other than going "cool, I did that with my finger". (No offense intended)
It's beginning to become more and more apparent that seeing as how I've been looking for a decent piano roll object and touch screen support for 7-8 years now with mostly no success, and I have enough knowledge of C/C++ now, I'm beginning to figure that It might just be a quicker time/frustration saver to just make an external of both for Windows. I already had a few friends willing to work on porting noteformax~ to Windows a few years ago, (given the creator said yes), so It's probably not too far-fetched of an idea to just start from scratch.
You might be interested to have a look to Mathieu Chamagne's MMF (Max Multitouch Framework).