Fall Freaktactular

I had a great time this weekend at the Fall Freaktactular. The weather was almost, but not quite, cold enough to ruin everything. There were probably around 100 people there. Canyon Lake park was nice, except for the toilets. The men's room closest to the event didn't even have a toilet seat, just a hole. Some further away *did* have a seat, thank God. I spent most of my time with Storm and her husband, including a judicious amount of group time in their fabulous RV. The hexayurt was also finally christened after two years in the scene, and proved it's worth in cold-resistance. It was chilly to start with, but even when not taped to the tarp it was on, warmed up to an acceptable temperature within a few minutes, and stayed that way most of the night in 40-degree temperatures.

For the very first time in human history, an air mattress didn't deflate overnight, despite extensive impact motivation.

The Pedal for the Metal

My Rocktron MIDI MATE arrived while I was gone at the Freaktactular. I've confirmed that it can do what I want it to do, insofar as being able to give me single-button access to at least 10 midi signals, with a lot more a few presses away. However, my frustration at figuring out how to get MIDIStroke to recognize Program Change and Control Change information has now reached the "it's time to disassemble the program" levels. I sent the author a very complimentary e-mail, even offering money, asking how it's done, but so far I haven't gotten any replies, and can't find the info on the Interweb anywhere. I need MIDIStroke to transform the incoming Program Change message into keystrokes for use with Ableton. Other than ControlAid, another program by the same author, I'm not aware of any other program for MacOS that will do this, so I'm a bit stuck at the moment music-wise.