"Cubie" is a software application which offers unique and imaginative interactions inspired by some puzzle games
to squarely overcome the problem of lap-top music performance in which the audience can't recognise the player's skill and his real-time operation.
It will be fits the people below:
+ who have an interest with new music.
+ who like spiffy sound and cute sound.
+ who like minimal and pop art.
+ who like unidentifiable but curious thing.
UPDATES
+ 1.6.2014
- Cubie ver1.19 is released.
- changes
+ 64bit compatible
- Upload live performance at 404festival
+ Now you can see my performance with Cubie at 404festival, Rosario, Argentina.
+ link: http://www.vimeo.com/6832621
+ 15.9.2009
- Cubie ver1.11 is released.
- changes
+ bug fix for CubieSong save/load function.
+ can be rotate column/row with keyboard. (arrow key + number key to select, shift to rotate)
+ 20.7.2009
- Cubie ver1.09 is released.
- changes
+ add animation when the text color is changed with connecting.
+ change the design of toolbar and text carat.
+ can change BPM with F8, F9 keys.
DOWNLOAD
"Cubie" requires Java installed.
Check the version of Java installed, and choose below.
Cubie ver1.19 for JRE7.0, 64bit version.
Doubleclick the "Cubie.jar" file inside the unzipped folder to run Cubie.
Any questions, please ask me from
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HOW TO PLAY
1. Input Text Sequences
Cubie is basically played by inputting characters by typing.
Let's input some words.(name, favorites, random typing, whatever)
A text sequence input generates a music sequence, and inputting some lines makes polyphony.
2. Select Text Color
Click palette bar on the top-left corner, and change the current text color.
Color of the text sequence inputted determine the tone color.
3. Connect Characters
Each of the two inputted characters which are contained in different sequences can be connected each other by mouse.
When you connect them, you can exchange the flows of each sequence after the connection.
4. Scissors Icon
Select the scissors icon from the tool bar on the top-left corner.
With scissors icon, you can cut the connection by dragging across the connection, and the flows of each sequence return.
5. Arrow Icon
Select right-left / up-down arrow icon from tool bar on the top-left corner.
With those icons, you can select the rows / columns of characters and can rotate them like a rubik's cube by dragging.
Characters on the other surfaces also mean log of past sequences.
Cubie has much more hidden tricks. And there's some exploits reported.
Let's find the tricks and enjoy your own play style of Cubie!!
More information look the pdf included.