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Title: Larry E
We use the Powermate Controller as the interface for our tinnitus measurement software (JARO 2008 9:417-435) and like it a lot.

Regards
Larry Roberts 

Emeritus Professor

Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour

McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1

www.psychology.mcmaster.ca/hnplab



Anthony Parks wrote:
Hello,

At last week's AES convention, I saw two presentations from CIRMMT at
McGill that utilized such a knob in listening tests. They used a
Griffin Powermate.

(available at:
http://www.amazon.com/Griffin-1100-PWRMTS-PowerMate-Multimedia-Controller/dp/B000RZO482
)

Regards,
Anthony Parks
Program in Architectural Acoustics
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
parksa@xxxxxxx
www.aparks.org

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 2. Fw: recommendations for a response box with a knob

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Date:    Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:53:29 +0000
From:    Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: recommendations for a response box with a knob

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Hi all,

I want to do a lateralization study where the users indicate the location=
 of a stimulus by turning a knob (a low-rent version of a pointer). Does =
anyone know of such devices with a USB port that are reasonably priced (i=
.e. cheap?). Thanks for all suggestions.

Brian Gygi, Ph.D.
Speech and Hearing Research
Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System
150 Muir Road
Martinez, CA 94553
(925) 372-2000 x5653

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lateralization study where the users indicate the location of a stimulus =
by turning a knob (a low-rent version of a pointer).&nbsp; Does anyone kn=
ow of such devices with a USB port that are reasonably priced (i.e. cheap=
?).&nbsp; Thanks for all suggestions.<br>&nbsp;</font></div>
Brian Gygi, Ph.D.
<br>
Speech and Hearing Research
<br>
Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System
<br>
150 Muir Road
<br>
Martinez, CA 94553
<br>
(925) 372-2000 x5653</body></html>

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Date:    Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:06:17 -0700
From:    Eric Benjamin <ebenj@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Fw: recommendations for a response box with a knob

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d to =0Apurchase, but check out the Griffin Powermate Knob:=0Ahttp://store.=
griffintechnology.com/powermate-1=0A=0AI've used one of these as a victim i=
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se box with a knob=0A=0A=0A=0AHi all,=0A=0AI want to do a lateralization st=
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tudy where the users indicate the location of a stimulus by turning a knob =
(a low-rent version of a pointer).&nbsp; Does anyone know of such devices w=
ith a USB port that are reasonably priced (i.e. cheap?).&nbsp; Thanks for a=
ll suggestions.<BR>&nbsp;</FONT></DIV>Brian Gygi, Ph.D. <BR>Speech and Hear=
ing Research <BR>Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System <B=
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Date:    Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:29:01 +0900
From:    MARUI Atsushi <marui@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: recommendations for a response box with a knob

Hi Brian,

I use Griffin Technology's Power Mate (connected to Max/MSP patch on a =
Mac) for such studies and works great for me.

Best,
Atsushi

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MARUI Atsushi
Faculty of Music, Tokyo University of the Arts
http://www.geidai.ac.jp/~marui
GnuPG Public ID: 5AFA73F1





On 2011/10/26, at 14:53, Brian Gygi wrote:

    
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Hi all,
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I want to do a lateralization study where the users indicate the =
      
location of a stimulus by turning a knob (a low-rent version of a =
pointer).  Does anyone know of such devices with a USB port that are =
reasonably priced (i.e. cheap?).  Thanks for all suggestions.
    
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Brian Gygi, Ph.D.=20
Speech and Hearing Research=20
Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System=20
150 Muir Road=20
Martinez, CA 94553=20
(925) 372-2000 x5653
      
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Date:    Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:05:39 +0100
From:    Owen Brimijoin <owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: recommendations for a response box with a knob

Hi Brian,
If you want ultra cheap, then you can use the scroll wheel on a USB
mouse. Matlab can capture scrolling events and update a variable if you
include a WindowScrollWheelFcn function in your code:

%--------------------------------
function dial_plotter_example
global dial_value
dial_value = 0;
h = figure; set(h,'WindowScrollWheelFcn',@figScroll)

while ishandle(h),
    scatter(dial_value,0,'filled'); axis([-10 10 -10 10]);
    pause(0.001)
end

function figScroll(src,evnt)
global dial_value
dial_value = dial_value + evnt.VerticalScrollCount;
%--------------------------------

We went as far as to disassemble the mouse and stick it in a nice
project box. We rewired the 3  mouse buttons to buttons on the top,
mounted the scroll wheel encoder vertically underneath the lid, and
attached a big appealing dial on top. Presto! a 3-button box with a dial
and a remarkably low latency response - and how much does a USB mouse cost?

all the best,
-Owen.

ps. this will not work in older versions of Matlab. I don't remember in
which version WindowScrollWheelFcn was added. It doesn't work in r14.

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_________________________________

W. Owen Brimijoin
MRC Institute of Hearing Research
Scottish Section
Glasgow Royal Infirmary
Glasgow, United Kingdom
owen@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
_________________________________

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Larry E. Roberts (PhD)

Emeritus Professor

Department of Psychology, Neuroscience, and Behaviour

McMaster University

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada L8S 4K1

Telephone (905) 525 9140 Extension 24052

Fax (905) 529 6225

Email roberts@xxxxxxxxxxx

www.psychology.mcmaster.ca/hnplab