Please note that the Editor has been replaced by EditorX, which offers access to all the new firmware features. The Editor is now a legacy product.

Releases

27 Apr 2015: I-CubeX Editor v3.35 incl. Connect v1.1.3 (MacOS X). You may need to download and install Java 6. Newer versions of Java can also be used but are more difficult to install as of this Editor release date.

Please note that the posted zip file of a released version may be replaced by a newer file without notice, ie. without the newer file being tagged as a new version. If you encounter any issues with the software, please check back here to see if a newer file (ie. same version but dated more recently) than the one you are using is available.

Please check out EditorX, it may be a more effective configuring tool for your digitizer.

Check the download archive page for older releases, including for PowerPC. A Windows version is available. For sourcecode, please contact our tech support. Not the right solution ? We have more software.

System requirements

• MacOS X 10.7 (Lion) or higher on Intel.
• Java 6 (or higher, but see below).
• A digitizer with firmware v4.1 or higher, including applicable interfaces and drivers.


• The Digitizer requires a MIDI interface with drivers.
• The USB-microDig requires a USB port, virtual serial port drivers, Connect (MacOS / Windows) and (only on Windows) virtual MIDI port software.
• The Wi-microDig requires a Bluetooth interface (eg. the BluetoothAdapter), with virtual serial port drivers, Connect (MacOS / Windows) and (only on Windows) virtual MIDI port software.

Installation and user manuals, tutorials and tips

• Editor & Digitizer quickstart
• Editor & microDig quickstart
• Editor & USB-microDig quickstart
• Editor & Wi-microDig quickstart
• Editor & Wi-microDig without Connect quickstart
• Digitizer quickstart documentation can be found on its product page.
• USB-microDig quickstart documentation can be found on its product page.
• Wi-microDig quickstart documentation can be found on its product page.
• Note that the default browser has to be set in order to be able to click on links in the news section at the top-right of the Editor.

More tips:

• You may need to download and install Java 6. Newer versions of Java can also be used but are more difficult to install.
• The Bluetooth connection feature has been disabled. Instead, use Connect to represent the Wi-microDig as a virtual MIDI port and then access the Wi-microDig via the virtual MIDI port in the Editor.
• When setting up a wireless digitizer with Connect you may be asked by MacOS for a passkey when pairing: enter "1".
• When you encounter problems configuring a Wi-microDig with Connect, re-plug the bluetooth adapter (if possible), remove and re-install the device entry in the Bluetooth menu, make sure the Wi-microDig batteries are fully charged, re-power the Wi-microDig and then restart the Editor. Rebooting your computer, if you haven't done so recently, will also avoid problems.
• When using wireless digitizers (upto 7) with a 3rd party software, communicate using just the Bluetooth serial port, or via the Connect application using a virtual MIDI port - no need for the Editor.
• For MIDI mapping select any of the MIDI messages from the "Mapping" pull-down menu in the Sensor window. Set the MIDI device to output MIDI data to by using the "Connections" dialog in the "Configure" menu.
• When recording sensor data, the storage format is: "timestamp in ms", "sensor1 value", "sensor2 value", ... , "sensor32 value", where timestamp = 0 at the moment data recording is started in the Editor and where the minimum sensor data value is 0 and the maximum is 127, unless pitchbend is selected as MIDI map in the sensor window in the Editor, in which case the maximum value is 16383.
• The default browser has to be set in order to be able to click on links in the news section at the top-right of the Editor.
• Debug information is available in the toolbar by clicking on the message window at the top right of the Editor while holding down the Command key.
• See also Apple's Bluetooth FAQ.

Features

• Mapping: map sensor values to any MIDI channel voice type message ie. note-on/off, key-pressure, control-change, program-change, after-touch (all 7 bit resolution) or pitch-bend (12 or 10 bit resolution, but only available for at most 16 sensors - each one on a separate MIDI channel).
• Sensor data processing: inversion (increasing sensor values result in decreasing MIDI data values), thresholds (the sensor values within the specified range are offset and scaled to the MIDI data output range), zooming (set the sensitivity of an input to a specific voltage range), averaging (reduce noise by averaging over up to 16 sensor values), differentiation (output only the difference between two successive sensor values), peak/dip detection (detect the largest/smallest value of up to 16 sensor values over time and output it, or a preset value), noise gate (output only when the sensor value changes more than a user-set difference from its current value).
• Gesture recognition: gesture onset detection (through peak or dip detection mapped to e.g. note-on event with velocity value corresponding to peak or dip value), post-onset processing (continuous averaging and/or differentiation, mapped to e.g. after-touch or pitch-bend messages), gesture end detection (sensor value above/below threshold, mapped to e.g. note-off event).
• Actuator output control (Digitizer only): trigger/toggle (outputs turn on/off with one MIDI message or turn on with one MIDI message and off with the next one), power-up initialization (set the outputs to on/off upon power up), output mapping (outputs respond to note-on/off, control-change or key-pressure messages), threshold (set the MIDI value beyond which the output turns on/off.
• Configuration management: edit, save, load, name and manage configurations involving multiple digitizers, with integrated MIDI & Bluetooth connections configuration, sensor presets for easy setup, real-time viewing and recording of sensor data to file, control of active sensing and running status, and last but not least, a factory reset option allows you to return all digitizer settings to its original settings when it was first shipped to you.

Recently added:

• Yosemite support.
• Mapping to MIDI ports in the connection dialog.
• Connection via virtual MIDI port for Wi-microDig and USB-microDig.

Known issues

Please notify us if you encounter a bug or issue.

• If you unplug a USB-microDig or power down a Wi-microDig that was connected to the Editor using a virtual MIDI port created by the Connect app, it's not possible to re-connect to the same virtual MIDI port listed in the Editor's connections dialog. The Editor has to be restarted to connect to the digitizer.
• Wrt. the mechanism for minimizing sensor windows, storing information with sensor position in combination with a loaded image is not functional. The sample .icu files will not work properly due to this issue.