Using a Wiimote with Osculator in Max

Update 6/2014: The Max patch is available from the max-projects archive: https://reactivemusic.net/?p=11130

original post

I had a difficult day with wiimotes…

Here’s a general purpose Max patch to read Wiimote Osc data from Osculator:

Located in tkzic/max teaching examples/wiimote/wiimote_read.maxpat

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</code>

Some tips…

  • Use a real Wii remote, not the Nyko. If you do get the Nyko, get the one with motion-plus.
  • update Osculator to the latest version
  • Under parameters (in osculator) press + to add the little pacman symbol labeled “same address”, and set the the OSC URL to whatever you’ll be using like 9000 for Max
  • remember to add the Event type (OSC routing) and value (pacman thing) for every wiimote event you’ll be using
  • remember to enter checkbox on the wiimote window for every type of data you want to send