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Using External Controllers with Kyma

Open Sound Control (OSC)

  • Using OSC with Kyma
  • Jon Bellona’s SimpleKinect

Pen, Accelerometer, and Touch Controllers

  • Kyma Control
  • Wacom tablet
  • TouchOSC
  • Nintendo Wiimote

Multidimensional Polyphonic Expression Controllers

  • ROLI Seaboard RISE
  • Roger Linn Design’s LinnStrument
  • Haken Audio Continuum

Physical Fader Controllers

  • BCF2000
  • MotorMix

Connectivity Software

  • Delora Software’s Kyma Connect
  • OSCulator

If you have instructions for setting up other controllers for use with Kyma, please send them to us by email.

Installation

  • Pacamara Ristretto APU
  • Set up your Pacamara
    • Preparing your studio
    • 1. Install the Kyma app
      • — macOS
      • — Windows
    • 2. Start for the first time
      • — Register the software
      • — Register for an Organization
    • 3. Explore the connections
      • — USB-C PD power input
      • — Gigabit Ethernet port
      • — USB 2.0 ports
      • — USB-C port
        • — Connected to a Computer
        • — Connected to an Audio/MIDI device
      • — Built-in 3.5 mm audio
      • — Built-in Wi-Fi access point
    • 4. Integration
      • — Routing Audio and MIDI in Kyma
      • — Routing Audio and MIDI on your Computer
      • — Using External Controllers with Kyma
        • — Kyma Control for the iPad
        • — Using OSC with Kyma
      • — Compatible Audio Interfaces
      • — Compatible MIDI Devices
    • 5. Dive into Kyma
      • Kyma 7 Video Tutorials
      • Kyma X Tutorials
    • Pacamara FAQ
    • Troubleshooting

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    on 19 July 2025 at 19:09

    The Science is Sound! From acoustic analogs of electron entanglement, to positioning heart cells, to hydrogen bond sonification & more, check out the July Shaastra cover story by Pallab Roygupta on some unexpected ways sound is being used to probe nature. https://shaastramag.iitm.ac.in/lead-story/science-sound

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    on 28 June 2025 at 19:46

    SonicBoom, an autonomous robot that uses sound to sense objects in visually cluttered environments. Small differences in signal intensity & phase across an array of contact mics can localize the sound source & thus the point of contact with accuracy of ~0.4 to 2 cm https://spectrum.ieee.org/farm-robots-sound-based-sensing

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