Subject: Re: AUDITORY Digest - 25 Oct 2011 to 26 Oct 2011 (#2011-249) From: Anthony Parks <abstractpoetry@xxxxxxxx> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 00:15:33 -0400 List-Archive:<http://lists.mcgill.ca/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=AUDITORY>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@xxxxxxxx www.aparks.org On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 12:08 AM, AUDITORY automatic digest system <LISTSERV@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > There are 4 messages totalling 211 lines in this issue. > > Topics of the day: > > 1. recommendations for a response box with a knob (3) > 2. Fw: recommendations for a response box with a knob > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 05:53:29 +0000 > From: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: recommendations for a response box with a knob > > ----=_vm_0011_W818915196_6046_1319608409 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > 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 > > ----=_vm_0011_W818915196_6046_1319608409 > Content-Type: text/html; charset="utf-8" > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><body bgcolor=3D"#ffffff"><div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><= > /font></div> > <div><font face=3D"Verdana" size=3D"2"><br>Hi all,<br><br>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 kn= > ow of such devices with a USB port that are reasonably priced (i.e. cheap= > ?). Thanks for all suggestions.<br> </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> > > ----=_vm_0011_W818915196_6046_1319608409-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 01:06:17 -0700 > From: Eric Benjamin <ebenj@xxxxxxxx> > Subject: Fw: recommendations for a response box with a knob > > --0-2718089-1319616377=:96000 > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > It may or may not be considered cheap depending on how many of them you nee= > 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= > n the experimenter/subject relationship.=A0 It =0Ahas quite a nice feel to = > it.=0A=0AEric Benjamin=0A=0A=A0=0A=0A=0A=0A________________________________= > =0AFrom: Brian Gygi <bgygi@xxxxxxxx>=0ATo: AUDITORY@xxxxxxxx=0ASent= > : Tue, October 25, 2011 10:53:29 PM=0ASubject: recommendations for a respon= > se box with a knob=0A=0A=0A=0AHi all,=0A=0AI want to do a lateralization st= > udy where the users indicate the location of a =0Astimulus by turning a kno= > b (a low-rent version of a pointer).=A0 Does anyone know =0Aof such devices= > with a USB port that are reasonably priced (i.e. cheap?).=A0 =0AThanks for= > all suggestions.=0A=A0Brian Gygi, Ph.D. =0ASpeech and Hearing Research =0A= > Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System =0A150 Muir Road = > =0AMartinez, CA 94553 =0A(925) 372-2000 x5653 > --0-2718089-1319616377=:96000 > Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > <html><head><style type=3D"text/css"><!-- DIV {margin:0px;} --></style></he= > ad><body><div style=3D"font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:1= > 0pt"><DIV>It may or may not be considered cheap depending on how many of th= > em you need to purchase, but check out the Griffin Powermate Knob:</DIV>=0A= > <DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FONT-SIZE: 10pt">= > =0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york, times, serif; FONT= > -SIZE: 12pt">=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FO= > NT-SIZE: 10pt">=0A<DIV><A href=3D"http://store.griffintechnology.com/powerm= > ate-1" rel=3Dnofollow target=3D_blank>http://store.griffintechnology.com/po= > wermate-1</A></DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>I've used one of these as a = > victim in the experimenter/subject relationship. It has quite a nice = > feel to it.</DIV>=0A<DIV> </DIV>=0A<DIV>Eric Benjamin</DIV>=0A<DIV><BR= >> </DIV>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; FO= > NT-SIZE: 10pt"><BR>=0A<DIV style=3D"FONT-FAMILY: times new roman, new york,= > times, serif; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=3D2 face=3DTahoma>=0A<HR SIZE=3D= > 1>=0A<B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">From:</SPAN></B> Brian Gygi <b= > gygi@xxxxxxxx><BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">To:</SPAN></B> A= > UDITORY@xxxxxxxx<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: bold">Sent:</SPAN= >></B> Tue, October 25, 2011 10:53:29 PM<BR><B><SPAN style=3D"FONT-WEIGHT: b= > old">Subject:</SPAN></B> recommendations for a response box with a knob<BR>= > </FONT><BR>=0A<DIV><FONT size=3D2 face=3DVerdana></FONT></DIV>=0A<DIV><FONT= > size=3D2 face=3DVerdana><BR>Hi all,<BR><BR>I want to do a lateralization s= > tudy 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 w= > ith a USB port that are reasonably priced (i.e. cheap?). Thanks for a= > ll suggestions.<BR> </FONT></DIV>Brian Gygi, Ph.D. <BR>Speech and Hear= > ing Research <BR>Veterans Affairs Northern California Health Care System <B= > R>150 Muir Road <BR>Martinez, CA 94553 <BR>(925) 372-2000 x5653</DIV></DIV>= > </DIV></DIV></DIV></div></body></html> > --0-2718089-1319616377=:96000-- > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 15:29:01 +0900 > From: MARUI Atsushi <marui@xxxxxxxx> > 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 > > -- > 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: > >>=20 >> Hi all, >>=20 >> 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. >> =20 >> 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 > > ------------------------------ > > Date: Wed, 26 Oct 2011 10:05:39 +0100 > From: Owen Brimijoin <owen@xxxxxxxx> > 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',@xxxxxxxx) > > 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. > > -- > _________________________________ > > W. Owen Brimijoin > MRC Institute of Hearing Research > Scottish Section > Glasgow Royal Infirmary > Glasgow, United Kingdom > owen@xxxxxxxx > _________________________________ > > ------------------------------ > > End of AUDITORY Digest - 25 Oct 2011 to 26 Oct 2011 (#2011-249) > *************************************************************** >