<![CDATA[midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else?]]>I want a joystick for making video games. so I think midi really would be the easiest. So how hard is it really to get a ps4 or xbox or switch to send midi to pd vanilla. The korg nanopad2 has a xy grid on the left I can use for a analog stick and buttons on the right. it plugs in without drivers and works . Id like playstation or switch or xbox thing to do that as well. Im not really into extra programs to add to the setup Im looking for simple midi.
thanks so maybe something the same shape of a commercial joystick.

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-elseRSS for NodeSun, 12 Jul 2026 03:26:09 GMTSat, 04 Oct 2025 20:25:22 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sat, 25 Oct 2025 16:28:24 GMT]]>I want a joystick for making video games. so I think midi really would be the easiest. So how hard is it really to get a ps4 or xbox or switch to send midi to pd vanilla. The korg nanopad2 has a xy grid on the left I can use for a analog stick and buttons on the right. it plugs in without drivers and works . Id like playstation or switch or xbox thing to do that as well. Im not really into extra programs to add to the setup Im looking for simple midi.
thanks so maybe something the same shape of a commercial joystick.

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-elsehttp://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-elseSat, 25 Oct 2025 16:28:24 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:14:11 GMT]]>I have the nanopad2 running into midi here with visuals
https://patchstorage.com/midi-joystick-nanopad2-joystick-for-pd/Screenshot_2025-10-09_22-08-25.png

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/2http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/2Thu, 09 Oct 2025 21:14:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:28:50 GMT]]>Do you know the hid object?

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/3http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/3Thu, 16 Oct 2025 09:28:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:04:54 GMT]]>its referenced somewhere in gem. or a joystick is called a hid. maybe. I looked through the librry quickly , I dont understand what a device is maybe. I dont know if it only works on certain devices etc.. Im looking for midi becauise it seems to work best on vanilla. If you have any working examples with hid Id look at it .

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/4http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/4Fri, 17 Oct 2025 18:04:54 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:58:06 GMT]]>@willblackhurst A million years ago I tried to interface a Wacom tablet to Pd and remember trying to find a version of [hid] that would work for my machine without success. I've never heard of a nanopad2 until now, but if I needed an x/y interface for a show that was breathing down my neck, I'd jump on it for $79 and its simple MIDI interface, Everything has a cost; it's either your money, or your time. Or both. That said, I'd be happy to be schooled on how to use [hid].

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/5http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/5Fri, 17 Oct 2025 23:58:06 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:02:30 GMT]]>im finding them here for like 25 bucks

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/6http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/6Sat, 18 Oct 2025 09:02:30 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:57:21 GMT]]>I just tried an akai "mpk mini play" it has a red joystick thing and a keyboard and 8 drum pads. The midi that comes out of it isnt really good for an actual joystick its a mess.

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/7http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/7Sun, 19 Oct 2025 18:57:21 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:24:51 GMT]]>I got "hid" hid-help to open device 15 on a playstation2-3 looking usb 2-analog stick. it gets the numbers from both analog sticks and 8-10 buttons. the last issue is that my mouse is actually still moving around because it also is using the joystick at the same time.Screenshot_2025-10-25_15-22-01.png

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/8http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/8Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:24:51 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:33:53 GMT]]>got it to cut off the joystick from the mouse and the hid still works and the regular mouse still works. so it works totally now! linux mx is the only one Ive evr really used before. Screenshot_2025-10-25_15-32-04.png

]]>http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/9http://forum.pdpatchrepo.info/topic/15713/midi-and-hid-joystick-options-for-pd-probably-on-linux-i-found-korg-nanopad2-works-know-of-anything-else/9Sat, 25 Oct 2025 14:33:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to midi and "hid" joystick options for pd - probably on linux. I found korg nanopad2 works. know of anything else? on Sat, 01 Nov 2025 19:52:12 GMT]]>hid_cannon_i1.gif
I made a small pmpd game pd file
https://patchstorage.com/hidi-midi-joystick-cannon-game-pd-vanilla-gem-pmpd-hid/

pmpd_cannon1.pd

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