i wan't to buy a fligt joystick to use with max msp's [hi] object on OSX(10.5.5). wich one can i buy best? does it matter? it is quite important for me that all the knobs on the thing will work in maxmsp. i have limited funds. max 100 euro, but offcourse, the cheaper the better.

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There are plenty of joysticks to choose from. From a lot of different makers.

Logic and Creative are the main cats, pretty cheap and do the job

They can retail from anything like 25-30 euros all the way to 150 euros.

Best bet is from a Games shop, even HMV or Virgin (now Zavvi). or better yet GameStation, because they do second hand ones

Quote: Lewis G. Edwards wrote on Mon, 29 September 2008 12:54

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could i use two (or more) joysticks at the same time?

Quote: Lewis G. Edwards wrote on Mon, 29 September 2008 12:54
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> Oh, and it's spelt 'which' not 'wich'
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could i use two (or more) joysticks at the same time?


you can't use two of the same named joystick, as far as i'm aware. STEIM make a lovely piece of software called junxion that does lots of nice human interface stuff, including mapping and scaling, as well as tables and variables and all sorts. takes a lot of the fuss out of using [hi] and has (multiple) wii remote support too

if you can't use two off the same, would that mean that i can only use one of these: 

http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B00030GSJY/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222767260&sr=8-3

if you can't use two off the same, would that mean that i can only use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B00030GSJY/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222767260&sr=8-3 ?
or would that be seen as one controller.


> if you can't use two off the same, would that mean that i can only 

The Saitek X52 is actually a single USB device - the two parts of it 

are daisy-chained with a mini-DIN-something cable. It appears in Max 

as a single HID device (with a huge number of controls).

Don't buy one unless you REALLY like blue LEDs. (Luckily, I do:

http://www.cassiel.com/misc-images/ctrl.jpg

> if you can't use two off the same, would that mean that i can only  
> use one of these: http://www.amazon.com/Saitek-X52-Flight-Control-System/dp/B00030GSJY/ref=pd_bbs_3?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1222767260&sr=8-3 
>  ?

The Saitek X52 is actually a single USB device - the two parts of it  
are daisy-chained with a mini-DIN-something cable. It appears in Max  
as a single HID device (with a huge number of controls).

	http://www.cassiel.com/misc-images/ctrl.jpg

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are these (saitek X52) mac OSX 10.5(.5) compatible?

> are these (saitek X52) mac OSX 10.5(.5) compatible?

Any Hi compatible Joystick will work with Max on OS X. I would assum it 

wit schrieb:
> are these (saitek X52) mac OSX 10.5(.5) compatible?

Any Hi compatible Joystick will work with Max on OS X. I would assum it 
is, but I didn't test...

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i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.

could anybody please confirm this?
i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.


> i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if 

> it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet 

> (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to 

I have a X52. Works fine in Max under OS X.

> i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if  
> it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet  
> (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to  
> buy them.

wit, check this thread - it works, and there are ways to make it 

function even better on a mac, apparently.

http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=29532

> i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.

wit, check this thread - it works, and there are ways to make it 
function even better on a mac, apparently.
http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=29532

wit skrev:
> could anybody please confirm this?
> i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.
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Quote: Lewis G. Edwards wrote on Mon, 29 September 2008 04:54

Oh, and it's spelled "spelled" not "spelt."

Quote: Lewis G. Edwards wrote on Mon, 29 September 2008 04:54
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Oh, and it's spelled "spelled" not "spelt."


You are not wrong, but you are also not right.

In the form of sentence, i felt 'spelt' fitted better in with the sentence.

You can use spelled, sure. But i felt spelt was a better choice.

I don't want to get in a whole forum post about this, but felt i had to reply and say you can use spelt.

In the form of sentence, i felt 'spelt' fitted better in with the sentence.
You can use spelled, sure. But i felt spelt was a better choice.

> You are not wrong, but you are also not right.

> In the form of sentence, i felt 'spelt' fitted better in with the sentence.

> You can use spelled, sure. But i felt spelt was a better choice.

> I don't want to get in a whole forum post about this, but felt i had to reply and say you can use spelt.

You mean that too say to is like two say .... oh well ;)

Lewis G. Edwards wrote:
> You are not wrong, but you are also not right.
>
> In the form of sentence, i felt 'spelt' fitted better in with the sentence.
> You can use spelled, sure. But i felt spelt was a better choice.
>
> I don't want to get in a whole forum post about this, but felt i had to reply and say you can use spelt.
>
> It is like using 'to' and 'too'...
>

You mean that too say to is like two say .... oh well  ;)


On 23. Oct 08, at 19:32 , Stefan Tiedje wrote:

> Any Hi compatible Joystick will work with Max on OS X. I would assum 

How do I find out which ones are HI compatible?

> Any Hi compatible Joystick will work with Max on OS X. I would assum  
> it is, but I didn't test...

Quote: Wetterberg wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 19:42

> wit, check this thread - it works, and there are ways to make it 

> function even better on a mac, apparently.

> > i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.

you guys assure me it will work right? i'm oredring this today.

Quote: Wetterberg wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 19:42
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> wit, check this thread - it works, and there are ways to make it 
> function even better on a mac, apparently.
> http://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?showtopic=29532
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> -  I say go for it!
>
> Andreas
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> wit skrev:
> > could anybody please confirm this?
> > i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to buy them.
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do i HAVE to do these changes in OSX?
i'm on OSX 10.5.5 on a MBP.
you guys assure me it will work right? i'm oredring this today.


No idea if a Wii remote would work for you, but it works here (with OSCulator) very nicely.

Quote: nick rothwell / cassiel wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 18:06

> > i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if 

> > it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet 

> > (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to 

> I have a X52. Works fine in Max under OS X.

just got in in from the mail mow. great controller. works with max immediatly.

Quote: nick rothwell / cassiel wrote on Fri, 24 October 2008 18:06
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> On 24 Oct 2008, at 16:59, wit wrote:
>
> > i wan't to buy this one really bad (saitek X52) bud i don't know if  
> > it will work on OSX and since i'll have to buy it on the internet  
> > (there's no shop in my area wich sells those) i'm a bit afraid to  
> > buy them.
>
> I have a X52. Works fine in Max under OS X.
>
> I hope you like blue LEDs though:
>
> 	http://www.cassiel.com/misc-images/ctrl.jpg
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> Nick Rothwell / Cassiel.com Limited
> www.cassiel.com
> www.myspace.com/cassieldotcom
> www.last.fm/music/cassiel
> www.reverbnation.com/cassiel
> www.linkedin.com/in/cassiel
> www.loadbang.net
>
>
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just got in in from the mail mow. great controller. works with max immediatly.
but why doesn't the lcd display work??


wich flight joystick to buy?