Perhaps it's my training on the violin which allows my fingers and brain to be flexible enough to adapt to different keyboard layouts. For me, remembering that I'm on an XT which has an enter key up and to the right is no different than, for example, remembering I'm in the key of D minor on the violin and that B is now B-flat, etc.Arcoril wrote: ↑I have one of these boards (thanks, Cindy!) and I really want to like it. However, I've trained myself to hit enter and backslash squarely in the center of the key on an ANSI layout. Unfortunately this means that my fingers awkwardly land in between keys when I do that on the Bigfoot.
You know, it's really strange. I have no doubt that you have way more finger dexterity than I do since I'm not a musician. However, what really screws me up is when keyboards are only slightly different as is the case here.quantalume wrote: ↑Perhaps it's my training on the violin which allows my fingers and brain to be flexible enough to adapt to different keyboard layouts. For me, remembering that I'm on an XT which has an enter key up and to the right is no different than, for example, remembering I'm in the key of D minor on the violin and that B is now B-flat, etc.Arcoril wrote: ↑I have one of these boards (thanks, Cindy!) and I really want to like it. However, I've trained myself to hit enter and backslash squarely in the center of the key on an ANSI layout. Unfortunately this means that my fingers awkwardly land in between keys when I do that on the Bigfoot.
Musical training could definitely help -- probably earlier the better. I started learning classical guitar in my early 30s, and I find that my adaptability is limited. For example, I find it easier to deal with sharped keys than with flatted keys. And of course with both guitar and violin, the left and right hands are doing very different things. I've never tried typing with crossed hands as one does sometimes on the piano; that might be an interesting experiment.quantalume wrote: ↑Perhaps it's my training on the violin which allows my fingers and brain to be flexible enough to adapt to different keyboard layouts. For me, remembering that I'm on an XT which has an enter key up and to the right is no different than, for example, remembering I'm in the key of D minor on the violin and that B is now B-flat, etc.Arcoril wrote: ↑I have one of these boards (thanks, Cindy!) and I really want to like it. However, I've trained myself to hit enter and backslash squarely in the center of the key on an ANSI layout. Unfortunately this means that my fingers awkwardly land in between keys when I do that on the Bigfoot.
There's so much to be said for learning things early in life. If I knew then that I'd lose the ability to pick up languages and music without really trying, I wouldn't have spent nearly the amount of time I did on watching TV and playing Nintendo. I tried learning the piano in my 20s, but never really got anywhere. Now that I'm in my early 30s I'm thinking of giving a different instrument a shot but I always worry that it's too late. Hearing that you had success picking up classical guitar at around my age is good to hear. Maybe I'll give it a shot one of these days.Hypersphere wrote: ↑Musical training could definitely help -- probably earlier the better. I started learning classical guitar in my early 30s, and I find that my adaptability is limited. For example, I find it easier to deal with sharped keys than with flatted keys. And of course with both guitar and violin, the left and right hands are doing very different things. I've never tried typing with crossed hands as one does sometimes on the piano; that might be an interesting experiment.quantalume wrote: ↑Perhaps it's my training on the violin which allows my fingers and brain to be flexible enough to adapt to different keyboard layouts. For me, remembering that I'm on an XT which has an enter key up and to the right is no different than, for example, remembering I'm in the key of D minor on the violin and that B is now B-flat, etc.Arcoril wrote: ↑I have one of these boards (thanks, Cindy!) and I really want to like it. However, I've trained myself to hit enter and backslash squarely in the center of the key on an ANSI layout. Unfortunately this means that my fingers awkwardly land in between keys when I do that on the Bigfoot.
Computer keyboards are generally a much simpler set of instruments than one finds in an orchestra. Accordingly, it should be easier to switch from, say, a HHKB layout to a standard ANSI layout than it would be to switch between a harp and a clarinet. However, neurologically, if one learns a variety of different skills early in life -- languages or musical instruments -- the brain is generally better at adapting to new situations or learning new skills.
how many pins do I need to connect to the teensy? I'd like to use a DB15 to 8p8c connector, but I think 8 wires are not enough.quantalume wrote: ↑Hi, yes I did use Soarer's controller. You can't use a Pro Micro because it does not have enough contiguous pins for the multiplexer (muxstrobe_port PB6:0). I used an actual Teensy instead. I cut the end off an old 20-pin ribbon cable and soldered it to the Teensy and plugged the other end into the Bigfoot PCB.
You need 11 altogether: 7 muxstrobe, 1 strobe gate, 1 sense, +5V, ground.alinh wrote: ↑how many pins do I need to connect to the teensy? I'd like to use a DB15 to 8p8c connector, but I think 8 wires are not enough.
Yes, you can use one of these: http://www.ebay.com/itm/200945267300andrewjoy wrote: ↑I think there is a larger version of the pro micro if thats easier to get for people in the EU
Perhaps you want the XTant (DT), XTant (GH) mod, for the XT Model F (?)gogusrl wrote: ↑I've seen in a thread here or on gh that someone modified a bigfoot to an almost standard TKL but I can't manage to find it again. If anyone knows what I'm talking about, please link it here.
Yes, that's the chart to use. You might want to take the Arduino Micro pin out I've pasted here and annotate each position with the actual processor pin function from the chart you linked, as it will make hookup easier.Laser wrote: ↑Q1. What is the teensy 2.0 <-> arduino micro (not the micro pro, but the larger model, with the reset button) pin mapping, usable for Soarer's controller?
Or, alternatively (teaching fishing instead of asking for fish), how do i find out this mapping?
(edit: i may have found it, after some reading)
Scas does not talk to the board at all, it merely assembles the config/macro file into a format that can be uploaded. The scwr utility talks to the enumerated Soarer's keyboard controller, so it will work regardless of which Arduino you are using.Laser wrote: ↑ Q2. Will Soarer's tools (scas, scwr etc.) work with this arduino board?
