DrumChuk - Wii Drums for Mac

A quick demo of DrumChuk, a customizable Ruby-based MIDI drum controller for the Wii remote and nunchuk on OS X.

For more information and to download the source:
http://github.com/jmileham/drumchuk/

To hear more songs by The Franklin Kite, and download Antoinette, the lead single from our new EP, Explosions & Batteries for free, go to:
http://franklinkite.com

Or catch us live at T.T. The Bear's in Cambridge, MA on Thursday, Aug. 20, where the wii drums will most certainly be rocked.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• wiinstrument
• wiimote
• wii
• remote
• mote
• drum
• controller
• kit
• drums
• drumming
• mac
• macbook
• ruby
• open
• source
• MIDI
• nunchuk
• nunchuck
• OSX
• trigger
• finger
• maudio
• m-audio

[afrokiller]

mine nunchuk does not function, could help me? it passes me its email

[annakersten]

hey, that's great ,

[crock703]

I was talking about physical drum machines, not 'beats.' This is cool technology, but it wont replace a physical drum set once the novelty wears off -- because it has more versatility.

[Udet62]

Yeah, synthesisers and drum machines never stood the test of time, did they. They're only fundamental to an overwhelming percentage of amazing contemporary music.

[jcsf2]

nice song

[crock703]

Cool for technology (and cool to see something doing something unexpected/creative with it), but dumb for music.

Remember in the 80s, when everyone went nuts for drum machines and synthesizers? How much does a lot of that music hold up? Auto-tuned vocals is coming down from the same thing. It's novel at first, but after that ti doesn't hold up.

Music instruments are already pretty incredible technology, a violin for example. I wonder how Billie Holiday or Louie Armstrong would sound auto-tuned

[choochootrainpro]

Make a Program so others can download this!!! I don't Know anything about code. Thanks.

[Cvonbone]

Have you thought about using the Wii Fit step also? You can't have a respectable drum kit without a kick drum!

[bingaman]

Nice candlemirror

[J0eCh1p]

You, sir, are full of win.