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m-Log

The m-Log Is the latest development in Owl Project technology; a powered USB controller interface. Like the iLog, the m-Log fits in the palm of your hand and is made using a semicircular cross-section of a branch. Personalise yours with switches, wooden knobs and an accelerometer. The m-Log has plug and play compatibility with a wide variety of applications, notably MAX MSP and SuperCollider.

Want an m-Log? Get your saw and soldering iron ready. Either make it yourself with the full kit, or come to the next m-Log workshop! The Owl Project will guide you through building and using your new m-Log. The m-Log is more than a product; it is an artwork and a community. Join us and start sharing patches to use on one of the world's rarest wooden interfaces.

Next m-Log workshop

Space Studios, London, UK

Saturday 15th and Sunday 16th of May

Places are limited, please book online here, http://owlproject2.eventbrite.com/

Please conact us if you would like to know anything.

m-log@owlproject.com

t:[+44] 0797 01 800 38

m-Log workshop

Here are some of the ones we made on the last workshop at [ Space ] in London. Take a look at the m-Log developers blog if you want to find out more about making an m-Log.

Leafcutter John builds his own m-Log

"I made a nice leaver for my joystick out of a piece of Pine dowel. I shaped it with a chisel and sand paper before super-gluing it to the metal shaft of the joystick mechanism. Be careful with super-glue and components, if the glue runs down into the mechanism it might ruin the part. Owl Simon showed me a neat way of making wooden switches for the m-log. You’ll need tactile switches, a hole-cutter and some extra wood to cut the buttons from..." http://leafcutterjohn.com/?p=980

The most advanced m-Log yet ?

Well it has to be between Leafcutter John's log and this one developed by Seth Ayyaz during the last m-Log workshop at SPACE. Weighing in at just 30 g this m-Log is packed so full of sensors we really had trouble gluing it shut. It also needed an extra diode and cappacitor to get it stable but now its running well.

The spec:
1 Accelerometer
4 push buttons
4 toggle swithces
1 wooden knob
1 infrared sensor
4 LDRs
And a mysterious hole.

Paul's m-Log

Paul Vickers who finished the first m-Log on the first workshop a year ago sent me this great image of his log.

Flow mill

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iLog FAQs

What is the difference between an iLog and an m-Log?

An iLog is a self contained audio generator with power in one end and a headphone socket in the other.

An m-Log is a USB controller log for interfacing with a computer and custom software.

My iLog rustle is making no sound, why?

This can happen! The volume needs to be set an adequate level for maximum listening experience.

I am thinking about trading in my old hand held interface for an iLog but i am worried about splinters, are they a problem?

Splinters are foreign bodies that are partially or fully embedded in the skin. Most of our kit is made with highgrade timber finished to a high spec with minimal splinter risk. However hundreds of people each year receive splinter injuries when working with wood. If you are worried about splinters when using an iLog you should ensure you wear sturdy gloves. Sometimes splinters have to be removed by medical professionals, most people with splinters, however, are able to remove them at home.

What is special about iLogs anyway? I’ve got loads of logs, wont any log do?
Indeed logs make excellent companions for any wood enthusiast and have done for millennia; however, an iLog may give greater range of sound, and more control on a day-to-day basis.