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The feng shui compass consists of bands of concentric rings arranged around the magnetic needle. A professional feng shui compass can have over forty rings of information. Specific feng shui areas of a site connected to specific areas of people's lives.
Currently Feng Shui Compass provides Chinese version only.
What's New
Compass with GPS
The compass graphics can be shown in a pseudo 3D mode.
The GPS can be used in airplane mode or in places without coverage. It is recommended for outdoor use. Depending on different parameters, it can take a time to start to provide coordinates.
You can modify the texts of the Cardinal Directions to adapt them to other languages. It is only going to show the first letter.
The accuracy depends on your device. Normally it is better when device is used horizontally. If the accuracy of the magnetic sensor is not good enought, you can improve it by moving your phone a few times, drawing a figure of 8 in the air.
Magnets and metal parts can affect the performance. Do not use it near them.
Enjoy it!
Lucky Directions Feng Shui
**This app uses your devices internal compass - magnetic/metal cases will effect the compass performance.**
Imagine going to that business lunch and knowing which chair to choose to give you best chance of winning the deal or getting the job. Use the Best Study Compass to enhance your skills and knowledge. Use the Best Sleep Compass to figure out which direction is the best one for your bed, for both you and your partner.
The Lucky Directions Compass is 9 compasses in 1!
Now includes:
- Bagua Compass
- Lucky Directions (Using your personal Kua Number)
- Best Sleep Direction (can show two people at the same time to find the best position for you and your partner)
- Best Negotiate Direction
- Best Study Direction
- Best Romance Direction (for one or two)
- Best Meditate Direction
- Best Exercise Direction
- Best Work Direction
Set up your office, bedroom or whole house to help you live the life you want!
Lucky Directions uses the ancient Compass Feng Shui School to calculate the right direction to enhance any area of your life using the bagua - the feng shui energy map and your personal Kua Number.
Calculate Kua's for all the people important in your life and switch between each user.
Some compasses, like the Best Sleep Compass allow you to choose two people to see what is the best direction for both partners.
Easily tell which direction you are facing so you can enhance areas of your life that you want to improve including:
- Wealth, Prosperity and Self- Worth
- Fame, Reputation and Social Life
- Marriage, Relationships and Partnerships
- Health, Family and Community
- Good Fortune Center
- Children, Creativity and Entertainment
- Wisdom, Self-knowledge and Rest
- Career, Life Mission and Individuality
- Helpful People, Spiritual Life and Travel
Use Lucky Directions to find your Kua number. You can then use the Kua compass to find your personal lucky and unlucky directions.
The Lucky Directions:
Sheng Chi - Prosperity Direction
Tien Yi - Health Direction
Nien Yen - Romance Direction
Fu- Wei - Personal Growth Direction
The Unlucky Directions
Huo Hai - Bad Luck Direction
Wu Gui - Five Ghosts Direction
Liu Sha - Six Killings Direction
Jueh Ming - Total Loss Direction
Set up multiple users so you can save your family members Kua numbers as well.
Lucky Directions makes it easy to change your space and possibly your life!
Is there something missing from this app that you would like to see? Contact us and let us know!
****IMPORTANT: To use, hold your Android device flat and use just like a real compass. Your device must have a magnetic sensor inside to read earth magnetic field. Please realize that if your device does not have magnetic sensor, Lucky Directions and any other compass app will not work. A magnetic case can effect the working of the compass as well.!****
5.【財位羅盤】: 透過電子羅盤找尋當日財神方位
6.【佛經】: 收錄「金剛經」、「心經」、「普門品」、「地藏經」、「藥師經」、「佛說阿彌陀經」、「楞伽經」、「大悲咒」
7.【桃花位】: 透過電子羅盤找尋生肖桃花位
8.【喜位羅盤】: 透過電子羅盤找尋當日喜神方位
9.【日煞羅盤】: 透過電子羅盤找尋當日沖煞方位
10.【解夢吉凶】: 增加解夢吉凶查詢功能
11.【日曆查詢】: 依特定日期查詢當日的干支、宜忌、節氣、財位...等農民曆相關資訊
12.【胎神占方】: 透過電子羅盤找尋當日胎神占方及忌諱
13.【農曆轉國曆】: 透過農曆月、日查詢國曆年、月、日(含閏月)
14.【我的命卦】: 透過出生日干支,找到屬於您自己的命卦
15.【我的方位】: 透過出生日干支,找到屬於您自己的方位
16.【我的文昌位】: 透過出生年干,找到屬於您自己的命主文昌位及文曲位
17.【八字稱重】: 依出生年月日時辰,計算骨重,提供參考之解釋、命批
18.【神佛誕辰】: 找出今日、近期神明的誕辰千秋
19.【生肖流年】: 查詢當年度各生肖流年及各月份籤言
20.【羅盤設定】: 設定羅盤使用方式為「方向感測器」或「加速度感測器(G-sensor)+磁場感測器」
21.【提醒設定】: 設定開啟關閉或選擇初一、十五、初二、十六及提前一日提醒功能同時可自訂兩組農曆日期提醒
22.【齋日設定】: 設定「初一、十五」、「四齋日」、「六齋日」或「十齋日」提醒
23.【天氣設定】: 設定中國大陸或台灣各城市,顯示當天溫度及日出、日落時間
24.【留言板】: 留言板的宗旨在於分享「農民曆與生活、財富相關的心得及文章」
25.【今日財位】: 透過系統桌面增加「今日財位小工具」至桌面,直接查詢當日財位,無須再進入程式
26.【歌曲播放】: 播放路徑於【儲存卡/almanac/】下之 Mp3 曲目,背景播放後可由【狀態列->通知】回復至程式
Feng Shui & Horoscope 2015
This feature-packed Chinese geomancy App is designed for everyone, from beginners to the more seasoned Feng Shui enthusiasts. It is easy to use, without all the hard to understand languages and jargons, and simplified, without taking away the essence of the formula.
The main functions of the App are Chinese Horoscope Forecast, Annual Flying Star & Afflictions Chart, Monthly Flying Star Feng Shui, Feng Shui Bagua Formula and Feng Shui Kua. The App allows you to store multiple profiles for personalized readings.
Chinese Horoscope Forecast offers predictions of what the year holds for you according to your Chinese horoscope animal sign. How will your love life fare? Will your business or career take a new turn? Are there any obstacles in terms of health? Bear in mind that despite how bad your Astrology Forecast can be, with good Feng Shui, every year can be a good year!
Flying Star Feng Shui is an advanced compass school of Feng Shui which incorporates Time Dimension into the formula. The yearly and monthly flying stars are believed to be the most powerful elements of Feng Shui. Some stars bring forth favorable circumstances while others are unfavorable. If a certain sector is made up of only good stars, it is believed that lots of luck is on its way to the occupant of that sector. When bad stars control the energies it spells the coming of misfortunes.
Under the annual and monthly Flying Star and Afflictions charts, you can lock the map according to your home or office's facing direction. Then, simply superimpose the charts to the layout of your premises. From there, you can see which sector of your home or office is afflicted by unlucky stars and find out the cures for them. At the same time, you can tap into the energies of the areas blessed with positive winds to benefit from them. These methods produce impressive and quick results and can both shorten periods of bad luck, while activating or prolonging periods of good fortune.
The Flying Star Map also shows the locations of two other very dreaded annual afflictions: the Grand Duke Jupiter (Tai Sui) and the Three Killings (San Sha).
Feng Shui Bagua Aspiration formula is a popular Feng Shui theory that's embraced by many Feng Shui practitioners. It is claimed to have brought about unbelievable effects at an amazing speed by people who have applied it. According to this formula, each of the nine sectors of your home/office governs a type of luck e.g. career, love, health & wealth luck etc. and affects a particular person e.g. the patriarch, matriarch, eldest son etc. Knowing what to do with this knowledge will help to boost your luck and achieve your aspirations. Similarly, the App allows you to lock the Bagua Map to your property's facing direction so that you can easily transfer it to the layout plan of your home/office.
Last but not least is the Feng Shui Kua formula. Your Kua Number (1 to 9) is calculated using your birth date and gender. Every Kua number will have four favorable (Prosperity, Health, Romance and Personal Growth) and four unfavorable (Mishap, Five Ghosts, Six Killings and Total Loss) directions. With the help of the App's custom Kua compass under your fingertips, you can conveniently determine these directions, anytime, anywhere! You are advised to always try to face your good directions when you're working, having an important meeting, watching TV or sleeping, and avoid the unlucky ones. With constant application, you will notice a considerable improvement in your luck.
Vastu Compass
Vastu is a traditional concept of India for building, construction and architecture based on directional alignment.
Vastu helps us make our life better by securing us from things going wrong.
Vastu makes our surrounding pleasant by science of direction that combines all the five elements of nature and balance them with the man and the material.
Vastu Compass
Vastu Compass is one and only application that will help you find Vastu directions.
This application makes good use of present day technology with ancient Vastu concept enabling you to apply this concept at your home.
It has an active compass that will show you Favorable/Unfavorable directions for a place such as Entrance of a home.
How to use
Place your handheld device parallel to earth surface and hold it same as a compass.
Use this application while standing at center of the home and choose an area (eg. Entrance).
Point the arrow to desired area. If color of arrow turns green, Vastu for selected option is correct. If color of arrow turns red then the direction is not best suited for selected option.
Please provide us with your valuable feedback to make this app more intuitive.
Vastu Compass - Home, Office
This app helps you to build your house or workplace according to Vastu Shastra or convert them in a place with harmonious sanctuary of peace, balance, prosperity and love.
What is Vastu?
The world comprises of five basic elements, also known as the 'Panch Tatva'. They are Earth, Water, Air, Fire and Space.
Vastu Shastra is creating a congenial settings or a place to live or work, using these five elements for enhanced health, wealth, prosperity and happiness in an enlightened environment.
How to use the app?
★ Hold your device parallel to the floor/ground like you would hold a compass. Stand at the center of the house and choose an area (e.g. Entrance).
★ The green color in the compass indicates favorable direction for the chose place and the red color indicates unfavorable direction and cream color indicates neutral space (neither favorable nor unfavorable).
Outstanding features:
★ Augmented reality overlay view of the home or office places and highlights those.
★ Easy to understand Vastu tips and scientific explanation of Vastu concepts for home and office places reworked.
★ Beautifully designed new graphics and user experience
★ Refined contents on Vastu art
Send your feedback so we can continue to create better experience for you.
Feng shui tips
Feng shui tips is an application that allows entering your birth date to get our kua number, there are eight numbers " kua " that correspond to the eight basic directions : North, South , East, West , Northeast, Northwest , Southeast, Southwest .
With the Kua number and the help of the compass included in the application can determine which are favorable and unfavorable directions to the location and distribution in our spaces at home or work to harmonize well eliminating any negative influence.
Feng shui tips also shows some useful and basic tips for our favorable location coordinates as our date of birth , but there are many Feng Shui cures and advice from expert teachers in this art can help us to balance and harmonize the spaces and diminish, eliminate the negative influence of the unfavorable directions in our lives.
Feng shui tips is simple to use, you just introduce your date of birth and your gender showed our kua and compass to indicate us the favorable and unfavorable directions with the respective meanings of these tips and you must continue to distribute the spaces correctly to attract prosperity and success to your life.
Feng Shui For Home - Basic
The app draws the flying stars charts with given compass directions and construction date(along with few additional options-whether to calculate using single mountain method or double mountain method or replace stars ) and this final chart could placed over your own home's layout for analyzing the results of the stars in particular sections of your house.
For centuries the Chinese have used the Lo Pan to calculate the flying stars. This calculation can be done on the device.
Feng Shui is the ancient Chinese art of predicting and controlling the flow of chi in a home.
Chi is the intrinsic life force that flows through and around animate and inanimate objects.
Feng Shui manipulates the flow of chi in your home. The chi flowing in your home, through mechanisms not yet understood by science, will enhance your happiness, health, and luck.
Send/Share the screenshots(image) of the chart by email, facebook to anyone you want to.
You can also discuss it over the forum in the app.
Calculator Quick Start:
You can enter the facing direction in terms of degrees in the dialog box that opens when you click the Change Chart button.
Home Period: This is the year in which your home was built.
Facing Direction: Stand just outside your front door facing outward away from your house and with an accurate compass measure the degrees that your house is "facing" (i.e. east=90, south=180, west=270, north=360).
Make sure that the compass is pointing exactly perpendicular to your front door.
Year, Month: These refer to a point in time that you want to analyze and will always default to the current year and month.
Your home has been divided into 9 sections, each section has 5 stars (numbers).
Here is a typical section:-
Mountain (upper left), does not change over time
Water (upper right), does not change over time
Center (middle) does not change over time
Yearly (lower right) changes every year
Monthly (lower left) changes every month
What you can do in this app:-
1. Prepare natal chart of your house, by providing the construction date & facing direction of the house, also send the chart through Email/Facebook.
2. Can view annual, monthly, daily, hourly chart based on the prepared natal chart data and also send the chart/info to Facebook or email address.
3. Can communicate with other persons interested in the topic you like to discuss with over the internet, its under the forum tab section of the app.
Hope you guys using this enjoy it, do rate me and if there is any corrections/suggestions please bring me to the notice over the mail and i will try my best to help it out.
This app calculates the chart according to given feng shui rules/hypothesis, the predictions(textual matter) for each chart created is brief or insufficient to users who would want to know more about their charts, thus in such cases it would be more appropriate to consult with an expert master, showing him/her the charts created by this app, by sending/sharing the screenshots(image) of the chart by email, facebook to anyone you want to.
You can also discuss it over the forum in the app.
Thanks to all.
Feng Shui Sleeping Compass
Using this app as a compass, you can find out in which direction you should be sleeping according to this ancient Chinese philosophy.
Enter your birth date and gender and use your phone like a compass to find the best orientation of your bed. Place the phone on a flat surface (i.e. the bed) and rotate it so that the head of the human symbol shown on the screen is in the same direction you sleep.
The best direction to sleep in(east, north, shouth-west, etc.) will be indicated on the screen in green. The yellow directions are also good. Try not to sleep in the directions shown in red.
This app is good to have if you travel a lot, because it lets you find the direction you should sleep on your hotel bed to feel more relaxed.
If your phone does not show the right directions you might have to calibrate its compass by waving the phone several times in a 8-shape figure in the air.
Learn Feng Shui Secrets
Feng shui theories today mainly work with the goal to arrange the environment made by humans in certain spots known to have good Qi. In order to find this spot, it should be the right location and an axis in time based on the accepted theories. In order to understand it better, here are some of the theories that feng shui has been known to uphold in its practice.
The Qi, pronounce as "chi", is a difficult word to understand and is usually left as it is, without translation. In the most literal sense, the word means "air". In today's feng shui, Qi is similar to the word "energy". A more traditional explanation of Qi as it relates to understanding of local environments, the orientation of buildings, and the interaction between the land to the vegetation and the soil quality. An instrument that is used to determine the flow of Qi is the luopan.
The theory of Qi stems from the different beliefs from the Axial Age. One such belief holds that the heavens influence life on Earth. This may seem outrageous to some people, but scientists today now know that space weather exists and can affect some technology such as GPS, power grids, communication and navigation systems, etc. and the internal orienting faculties of even birds and other creatures.
Polarity is another theory used in the practice of feng shui. It is expressed in feng shui as the Yin and Yang Theory. Polarity that is expressed through yin and yang can be compared to a bipolar magnetic field. It is made up of two forces- one creating a force and one receiving it. Yang is the force acting and yin is receiving. This interaction is considered as an early understanding of Qirality. The Yin Yang Theory and connected to another theory called the Five Phase Theory or Five Element Theory.
The so-called "five elements" of feng shui are water, wood, fire, earth or soil, and metal. These elements are said to be composed of yin and yang in precise amounts. The interaction between the two forces became the foundation for the practice of feng shui and how it is said to strive to achieve balance.
The two ancient diagrams that are known as the bagua are common fixtures in the practice in feng shui. They can be compared to the cardinal points of the compass today. The bagua diagrams are also linked with the sifang or "four directions" method of divination that was popularly used during the Shang dynasty although the sifang is considered to be much older.
It was also known to be used at Niuheliang as well as a big fixture in the Hongshan culture's practice of astronomy. And it is in this area of China that can be connected to Huangdi, who was also known as the Yellow Emperor. It was Huangdi who was known to have invented the south-pointing spoon.
The cardinal directions that contained in the bagua diagram are said to be determined by the marker-stars of the mega-constellations known as the Four Celestial Animals. The East is considered to be the Blue Green Dragon. The South is the Red Bird. The West is also known to be the White Tiger while the North stood for the Dark Turtle.
These feng shui theories also loom large even in today's practice of trying to achieve a good balance in the environment as well as the lives of people.
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Feng Shui For You
It is a complex body of knowledge that describes how to balance the good and evil energies of any given space.
Feng means wind and shui means water. In Chinese culture wind and water are associated with good health, so good feng shui means good fortune, while bad feng shui means bad luck, or misfortune.
Use Feng Shui to bring fortune for you and your family.
Vaastu Compass
Its Simple and elegant
These Details are only for basic comparison purpose. For accurate Vaastu analysis, each house has to be examined by a Vaastu specialist with finer details of Vaastu specific items.
Vaastu is an ancient and profound Hindu architectural practice with a lot details including philosophy, astronomy and astrology. There can be thus variations to the score based on how actually the house is built, including aspects of dimensions and numbers of spaces, doors and windows. This application does not try to replace a Vaastu expert who can provide such detailed calculation and recommendations based on these. Mets Solutions, the publisher of this App, the developers and associates are not liable for any choices you make in your life based on the Vaastu details.
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Qibla Compass
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Feng Shui Fortunes
This Book Is One Of The Most Valuable Resources In The World Of Feng Shui!
"Attract Wealth And Abundance With Simple Tweaks Within Your Office And Your House Design!"
This is one area you must pay attention to…
When it comes to feng shui mastery, the techniques are a little unique and very much focused on attracting the right energy to your house within a stipulated period of time.
Let me explain...
The idea behind feng shui would be to help you to reach heights never before thought of possible with the help and guidance of the fengshui training.
You need to understand the vision that you have and then create an outline of steps that you will be able to follow to effectively get the vision from that stage to reality.
And the worst part? The more you don't have the right skills the less you will succeed!
"This Book Below Will Show You Exactly What You Need To Do To Finally Have All The Financial freedom You Need!"
As a person just like you who has struggled with bettering my life, I have searched high and low to find the best fengshui strategies to fix this problem and I am fully qualified and equipped to help you put an end to your frustration with trying to wade through all the info you need to know about fengshui!
There is also the active participation of the professional fengshui consultant in helping you to increase the fortune, luck and abundance levels in tackling tasks set in the quest to reach the end goal, as projected.
Fengshui skills will help in reaching the goal with a bigger difference and to accelerate your luck in terms of career and business.
And all of this up till now is just the beginning!
In This Book, You Will Learn:
Feng Shui Your Wallet for Financial Freedom
Feng Shui Tips To Help You Advance Your Career and Make More Money
What the Color of Your Wallet Says About Your Wealth
Use the Feng Shui Five-Element Color Cycle to Change your Life
Meaning Of Symbols
And so much more!
Vastu Compass
Vastu Compass can help you to build or convert your home into a place harmonious with Nature that enhances harmony, prosperity and love of life.
Those who live in Vastu compliant home enjoy better mental and physical health, attain more success and experience greater spiritual lives.
With Vastu Compass you can:
- Find detailed Vastu information about each direction in your home (North, Northeast, East, Southeast, South, Southwest, West and Northwest)
- Recognize the correct placement for each room or interior area in your home as per Vastu guidelines
- Read detailed Vastu information about each room and interior area in your home
- Learn about Vastu guidelines for the main entrance, one of the most important factors in Vastu design
- Get the answers you are seeking on your questions about Vastu Shastra
How to use Vastu Compass to find the detailed Vastu information about each direction in your home:
Stand in the centre of your home, although it is not required, and hold the mobile parallel to the floor. Press any of the letters on the compass to read more information for a given direction. For example, if you would like to know more about the North direction, tap the letter 'N' on the face of the compass.
How to use Vastu Compass to check Vastu for the various interior areas in your home:
Stand in the centre of your place and hold the mobile parallel to the floor. Point the arrow towards the selected area. The colour of the arrow and the colour and shape of the hand indicator changes accordingly to whether Vastu for the selected area in a given direction is favourable, neutral or un-favourable. To read more detailed information swipe to the right.
The Vastu Compass app is built on the concepts of Vastu Shastra, the ancient Indian Science of holistic design that guides us in creating homes that are in tune with Nature, aligning them with the Earthly and Cosmic energies of this Universe.
Because the laws of Nature apply everywhere, Vastu Shastra applies everywhere, too. Wherever you live, your home can work in harmony with Nature, improving your life, increasing your happiness, and empowering your mind!
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros. is set to give the UK series BLACK MIRROR the big-screen treatment. The studio has picked up the rights to one of the show's episodes along with Robert Downey Jr. and his Team Downey studio.
The episode tapped for adaptation is "The Entire History of You," which follows a man whose brain implant allows him to rewatch his entire life. Eventually, he begins to grow suspicious of his wife, believing she's having an affiar. His obsession to find the evidence through their past experiences eventually ruins their relationship. Jesse Armstrong, who penned the episode, will also write the film's script.
The Hollywood Reporter confirms the studios are using the episode's premise as a "jumping off point," and that the film will be set in the near future. They also confirm that Downey is not expected to star at this point.
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Downey Jr. is best known for his work in film, including the IRON MAN series and THE AVENGERS. He has also previously starred in the recent THE SHERLOCK HOLMES franchise; GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK; KISS KISS BANG BANG; and many more.
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1. Re: Now I can't access the SettingsRob_Candioglos Jul 23, 2014 6:43 PM (in response to tmagalla)
This sounds like a manifestation of a reported issue where the UI layer loses communication with the underlying business logic.
Try this workaround:
1) Ensure you have access to the local Administrator account (not a user with Administrative priviliges)
2) Restart system
3) Login as local Administrator
4) Open Control Panel, and open Programs and Features
5) Select McAfee Endpoint Security Firewall. If prompted for a password, enter 'mcafee'
6) Select McAfee Endpoint Security Web Control. If prompted for a password, enter 'mcafee'. Removing the last Endpoint Security module may take a few minutes as it also removes the Endpoint Security Platform technologies.
7) Restart the system.
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2. Re: Now I can't access the Settingstmagalla Jul 23, 2014 7:01 PM (in response to Rob_Candioglos)
The problem is that it never asks me for a password when trying to uninstall. It brings up a dialog that says Preparing to remove, opens a UAC window asking if I want this app to make changes to Widows, and then just stops.
But now, on top of that, is I can't access the settings to re-enable the Firewall or Web Control.
3. Re: Now I can't access the Settingsjblaine_mcafee Jul 24, 2014 5:52 PM (in response to tmagalla)
Thanks Tony. I'm sorry that you're experiencing trouble with the product.
Please reply and attach all log files in %temp%\McAfeeLogs and in C:\ProgramData\McAfee\Endpoint Security\Logs. I'll investigate what's going on and get back to you right away.
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4. Re: Now I can't access the Settingstmagalla Jul 29, 2014 11:48 AM (in response to jblaine_mcafee)
Here are the links to the files:
I'd like to get this removed, so anything that you can do to help would be appreciated.
5. Re: Now I can't access the Settingsjblaine_mcafee Jul 29, 2014 2:55 PM (in response to tmagalla)
FYI Tony and I are taking this discussion offline. I'll update the thread with the outcome.
6. Re: Now I can't access the Settingsjblaine_mcafee Aug 4, 2014 7:00 PM (in response to jblaine_mcafee)
FYI we were able to remove the client using an uninstall utlity. Will try to reinstall when an RC build is available.


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Multipath signals are eliminated at all but the lowest elevation angles awing monopulse techniques to be used to determine target height and azimuth in a two-dimensional, fan-beam, search-radar system. A narrow-azimuth fan beam is oriented at an angle to the vertical plane and has its boresight centered approximately on the horizon so that a V-beam is formed by the direct beam and the portion of the direct beam reflected from the surface (i.e., the portion that is below the horizon). The reflected beam does not interfere with the direct beam except in a multipath region near the reflecting surface. Frequency diversity or a receive-only beam in the vertical plane may be used to determine if a target is in the multipath region.
1. A monopulse, fan beam, search-radar system in which multipath signals are received only when a target is in a multipath region located at low elevation angles, which comprises:
transmitter means for producing pulses of electromagnetic wave energy;
antenna means for radiating said pulses and receiving target return signals, said antenna means forming a narrow-azimuth fan beam whose center line is aimed at the horizon and whose central plane is tilted at an angle of from 30� to 60� from the vertical plane, said antenna means including a sum receiving channel and an elevation-difference receiving channel for providing a sum signal and an elevation difference signal, respectively, from the target return signals; and
monopulse-receiver means coupled to said antenna means for receiving said sum signals and said elevation-difference signals, said monopulse-receiver means providing an elevation angle signal and a range signal corresponding to the elevation angle and range of the target.
2. The radar system as recited in claim 1, wherein said antenna means comprises:
a reflector for radiating the pulses produced by said transmitter means and receiving target return signals in a narrow-azimuth fan beam whose center line is aimed at the horizon and whose central plane is tilted at an angle of from 30 to 60 degrees from the vertical plane; and
a monopulse feed for coupling said pulses from said transmitter means to said reflector, said monopulse feed forming the target return signals received by said reflector into a sum signal and an elevation-difference signal.
3. The radar system of claim 1, wherein said antenna means further comprises:
an azimuth-difference receiving channel for producing an azimuth-difference signal from the target return signals; and wherein
said monopulse-receiver means is further coupled to said antenna means for receiving said azimuth-difference signal, said monopulse-receiver means providing an azimuth-angle signal corresponding to the azimuth angle of the target.
4. The radar system as recited in claim 1, wherein said antenna means comprises:
a reflector for radiating the pulses produced by said transmitter means and receiving target return signals in a narrow-azimuth fan beam whose center line is aimed at the horizon and whose central plane is tilted at an angle of from 30� to 60� from the vertical plane; and
a monopulse feed for coupling said pulses from said transmitter means to said reflector, said monopulse feed forming the target return signals received by said reflector into a sum signal, an elevation-difference signal, and an azimuth-difference signal.
5. The radar system of claim 1, wherein the central plane of said fan beam is tilted at an angle of approximately 45� to the vertical plane and said fan beam has an azimuth beamwidth of approximately one degree.
6. The radar system of claim 3, wherein the central plane of said fan beam is tilted at an angle of approximately 45� to the vertical plane and said fan beam has an azimuth beamwidth of approximately one degree.
7. In a monopulse search radar having a transmitter for producing pulses of electromagnetic energy and monopulse-receiver means for producing signals providing the elevation angle, azimuth angle, and range of a detected target, the improvement comprising:
antenna means for radiating said pulses and receiving target return signals, said antenna means forming a narrow-azimuth fan beam whose center line is aimed at the horizon and whose central plane is tilted at an angle of from 30� to 60� from the vertical plane,
said antenna means including a sum receiving channel and an elevation-difference receiving channel for providing a sum signal and an elevation-difference signal, respectively, from the target return signals,
whereby multipath return signals are minimized.
8. In the improved monopulse search radar as receited in claim 7, said antenna means further comprising an azimuth-difference receiving channel for providing an azimuth-difference signal from the target return signals.
This invention relates in general to monopulse, fanbeam search radars and, more particularly, to a means of obtaining accurate azimuth and elevation measurements in such radars in the presence of surface-induced multipath returns and ship's roll and pitch.
The presence of land-or sea-surface-induced multipath returns complicates the search radar detection problem. Target height measurements without multipath returns can be achieved (at least in all but the lowest beam) with a three-dimensional pencil-beam radar, but such radars often have difficulty scanning through the search volume in short times. Because few pulses strike a target, multiple beams and large antennas are often required, resulting in expensive systems. The two-dimensional radar, having a fan beam which covers all elevations simultaneously, is usually less expensive, has a smaller antenna, and has more pulses on target than the three-dimensional radar, but its performance suffers considerably due to surface-induced multipath signals.
The receipt of multipath signals occurs when the energy reflected from a target is received both directly from the target and indirectly from a reflective surface such as the sea. As a result of the multipath signals, two targets (the actual target and an image target) are at the same range and within the radar beam at the same time. The return signal seen by the monopulse radar system is the sum of the direct signal and the reflected signal. As target elevation changes, the amplitude of the return signal fluctuates because the phase of the indirect signal varies relative to the phase of the direct signal. This circumstance causes target fading in a fan-beam radar.
Multipath returns may also cause poor angle measurements in elevation and azimuth. Since a monopulse radar normally obtains the elevation angle of a target by measuring the signal in two beam patterns (i.e., the elevation angle is related to the relative strength of the return signal in each beam), the multipath signals will cause severe errors in elevation angle measurements. In addition, when the radar platform experiences level and cross-level rotations, as is the case in shipboard systems that experience roll and pitch, the cross-level rotation and the multipath will interact to give severe errors in azimuth measurements.
The present invention provides a relatively inexpensive, two-dimensional, fan-beam search radar which is effected by multipath signals at only the lowest elevation angles. Since multipath interference is eliminated, target fading is reduced and conventional monopulse techniques are used to accurately determine target elevation angle and azimuth. The system is tolerant to level and cross-level motion (such as ship's roll and pitch) and therefore stabilization of the radar is unnecessary.
A search radar according to the present invention includes a conventional transmitter for producing pulses of electromagnetic energy and a conventional antenna for radiating the pulses and receiving reflected pulses from a target in a narrow-azimuth (approximately one degree in beamwidth) fan beam. The antenna is oriented so that the fan beam is directed at an angle between thirty and sixty degrees to the vertical plane and the boresight is centered approximately on the horizon. The energy reflected from the target is formed by the antenna into a sum signal, an elevation difference signal, and an azimuth difference signal, and these signals are fed to a monopulse receiver.
Due to the orientation of the beam, a V-beam is formed by the direct beam and the portion of the direct beam that is reflected from the surface (i.e., the portion of the direct beam that is below the horizon). The reflected beam does not interfere with the direct beam except in a multipath region near the reflecting surface. Since the reflected beam and the direct beam do not interfere, monopulse techniques may be used to determine the elevation angle and azimuth angle of the target. Frequency diversity or a receive-only beam in the vertical plane may be used to determine if a target is in the multipath region.
Other advantages and novel features of the invention will become apparent from the following detailed description of the invention when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings wherein:
FIG. 1 is a pictorial representation of a fan-beam radar system illustrating the geometry of multipath signals;
FIGS. 2a - 2c illustrate angle determination with monopulse techniques and the effects of multipath signals on such determinations;
FIG. 3 illustrates level and cross-level changes in a fan-beam radar;
FIGS. 4a and 4b illustrate the effect of level and cross-level changes if multipath signals are present;
FIG. 5 is a block diagram of a monopulse, fan-beam radar system according to the present invention;
FIG. 6 illustrates the elimination of multipath signals by the present invention;
FIGS. 7a and 7b illustrate the effect of level and cross-level changes on a radar according to the present invention;
FIG. 8 illustrates the determination of target position if monopulse techniques are used to find the target elevation angle in the beam but are not used to find target azimuth; and
FIG. 9 illustrates a technique to alleviate the effect of multipath signals at low elevation angles.
Referring to FIG. 1, a typical fan-beam radar system periodically transmits pulses of the electromagnetic wave energy through an antenna 10 located at height, ha, above a reflective land or sea surface 12. Each pulse of wave energy travels outwardly from the antenna 10 within the confines of a "fan-beam" 14 which has an elevation beamwidth specified in terms of an angle θ, typically 10� - 30�. The fan beam 14, typically, has an azimuth beamwidth of 1� - 4� and is oriented with the thin portion of the beam orthogonal to the horizontal.
Energy striking a target 16 at an elevation angle Φ and height ht is reflected therefrom and is returned to the antenna 10. The return energy takes a direct path along the line-of-sight to the target, as is generally indicated at 18 in FIG. 1, and may also return to the antenna 10 by way of other paths such as a reflected path generally indicated at 20. The energy reflected from the target 16 along the path 20 would not ordinarily enter antenna 10, but upon striking the reflective surface 12 having a reflection coefficient ρ, the energy is reflected upwardly and is received by the antenna. The radar system thus receives multipath signals, i.e., at least two signals over different paths. This results in the appearance of two targets -- the actual target 16 and an image target 22 -- in the radar beam at approximately the same range.
At each point on the antenna aperture, the signal strength is the sum of the direct signal and the reflected signal, and the resultant returned signal is obtained by summing the signals across the aperture. The results of this simple model are well-known and the resultant returned signal S is given by
S=A {G(Φ)e+j2πh a.sup.Φ/λ +ρG(-Φ)e-j2πh a.sup.Φ/λ } (1)
G(Φ) = antenna pattern,
ρ = reflection coefficient,
ha = antenna height,
Φ = elevation angle,
λ = wavelength, and
A = an amplitude factor related to the density of the received power across the antenna aperture.
Equation (1) shows that as the target elevation angle Φ changes, the amplitude of the returned signal fluctuates due to the direct and indirect signal interfering (the direct and reflected signal going in and out of phase).
A simple monopulse radar computes the elevation angle Φ by measuring the return from two beam patterns called the sum (Σ) pattern and difference (Δ) pattern, as shown in FIG. 2a. A radar pointed toward (centered on) the horizon would yield an elevation measurement using equation (1) in the form ##EQU1## If the reflection coefficient ρ is zero (i.e., only the direct signal is present), the target elevation and the ratio S.sub.Δ /S.sub.Σ are related as shown in FIG. 2b, and the elevation angle may be obtained by solving equation (2). However, if ρ is not zero, the ratio S.sub.Δ /S93 will have larger variations with only small changes in Φ as shown in FIG. 2c. The ratio S.sub.Δ /S.sub.Σ sweeps rapidly over a large range of values in a manner that cannot be calibrated because of its multivalued nature and because the coefficient of reflection varies with the reflecting surface. Thus, when multipath exists, the elevation angle measurements obtained in fan-beam radars by monopulse techniques are quite poor and the return signal suffers from fading.
When the fan-beam radar is located on a ship, the ship's motion (i.e., pitch and roll) further complicates the azimuth and elevation angle determinations by monopulse techniques. Roll and pitch will, in general, rotate the beam in both level and cross level. The 3-dB contours of an antenna pattern, as seen looking in the beam propagation direction from the antenna position, are illustrated for a stabilized fan-beam, a fan-beam with a level change, and a fan-beam with a cross-level change at 24, 26 and 28, respectively, in FIG. 3. The level rotation basically changes the elevation pointing direction of the beam, and the usual requirement imposed is simply to keep power propagating in the desired direction. The effects of cross-level change are more complicated and are illustrated in FIGS. 4a and 4b. FIG. 4a shows the 3-dB contour 30 of a pencil beam centered on the horizon with a target 16 above the horizon within the beam. If the reflecting surface were not present and a free space environment existed, the target elevation and azimuth angle could be measured by normal monopulse techniques and, if the radar were rotated in cross-level by an angle Ψ (as shown in FIG. 4b) the measurements in the new coordinates, EL' and AZ', could be rotated to obtain actual elevation and azimuth angles. If multipath exists, and there is no cross-level rotation (Ψ = 0� as in FIG. 4a), the azimuth can be measured accurately. On the other hand, elevation cannot be measured accurately due to the multipath changing the distribution of power across the aperture in the vertical direction. However when cross-level rotations exist, the vertical distribution of power couples into both the EL' and AZ' directions causing large errors in both elevation and azimuth angles.
Referring now to FIG. 5, there is shown a block diagram of a monopulse, fan-beam, search radar system according to the present invention that does not suffer from multipath signal degradation except at very low elevation angles (below approximately 1 to 11/2�). A conventional radar transmitter 32 feeds pulses of wave energy to an antenna means 33 which includes a conventional monopulse feed 34 coupled to a conventional reflector 36 which radiates the pulses in the form of a fan beam of 10� - 30� in elevation beamwidth of approximately 1� is preferred. The design and operation of the monopulse feed 34 and reflector 36 are well known. In general, attention is directed to "Radar Handbook", M. I. Skolnik (Editor), McGraw-Hill, 1970, Chapter 10 (Reflectors and Lenses) and Chapter 21.4 (Monopulse and Monopulse Feeds), for a thorough discussion of these devices. The elevation and azimuth beamwidth are, of course, a function of the design of monopulse feed 34 and reflector 36.
The reflector 36 and monopulse feed 34 are oriented so that the center line of the fan beam radiating therefrom is parallel to (or centered on) the sea surface (horizon) and a central plane 37 (see FIG. 6) passing medianly through the beam 50 (as seen looking forward from the antenna position) is tilted from the vertical line, EL, at a predetermined angle of between 30� and 60� with an angle of 45� being a preferred orientation. (The above described fan beam is equivalently described herein as being oriented at angle (30� to 60�) to the vertical plane and having its boresight centered on the horizon.) This is similar to a "slant beam" in a conventional V-beam radar. It should be noted that the required fan beam can be implemented by phased-array techniques in which the antenna means 33 is not itself rotated with respect to the vertical plane.
The energy radiated from the antenna reflector 36 upon striking a target is reflected therefrom and is returned to the antenna reflector 36 and to monopulse feed 34 which forms the reflected signal into a sum signal Σ, an elevation difference signal ΔEL, and an azimuth differene signal ΔAZ in the conventional manner.
The sum signal Σ, the elevation difference signal ΔEL, and the azimuth difference signal ΔAZ are then fed to a conventional monopulse receiver 38 which includes dot product detectors 40 and 42, and an envelope detector 44. In general, a thorough description of monopulse receivers may be found in Skolnik, supra, at Chapter 21.4. Dot product detector 40 receives the sum signal Σ and the elevation difference signal ΔEL and provides an elevation-error signal proportional to their dot product (i.e., |ΔEL | |Σ| cos η1, where η1 is the phase difference between the elevation difference-channel signals and the sum-channel signals, generally 0� or 180�). Similarly the dot-product detector 42 receives the sum signal Σ and the azimuth difference signal ΔAZ and provides an azimuth-error signal proportional to their dot product (i.e., |ΔAZ | |Σ| cos η2, where η2 is the phase difference between azimuth difference-channel signals and the sum-channel signals). The sum signal in the dot-product detectors furnishes a phase reference to determine the position of the target relative to boresight (above or below boresight in the case of detector 40 and to the left or right of boresight in the case of detector 42. Envelope detector 44 provides an output voltage proportional to the square of its input, the sum signal Σ.
The ratios of the ΔEL voltage and the ΔAZ voltage to Σ voltage are taken at 46 and 48, respectively, to provide signals that are proportional to the target elevation angle and azimuth angle, respectively. These ratios, ΔEL/Σ and ΔAZ/Σ, and the output of the envelope detector 44 provide the angle and range information for further processing which is conducted in a conventional manner.
With regard to the operation of radar system of the present invention, and in particular to the elimination of multipath signals, reference is made to FIG. 6. The 3-dB contour of the fan beam contemplated by the present invention is shown at 50 with a target 16 located within the beam. The portion of the beam which would be below the horizon (as shown by dashed line 52) is reflected by the surface 12 so that a V is formed by the direct beam and the portion of the direct beam that is reflected from the surface. As can be seen from the figure, the reflected beam 54 does not interfere with the direct beam 50 except near the surface as indicated by multipath region 56.
Any target in the direct beam above the multipath region 56 can be monopulsed to find the azimuth and elevation angles (no multipath effects are present because the image target 22 is not in the beam), and then these coordinates can be rotated to find the true position. In addition there is no fading since interfering sea reflections are absent.
If the elevation difference pattern has its null at the horizon (as would be the case in FIG. 2a), any negative elevation angle at the output of the monopulse receiver 38 corresponds to the target being in the reflected beam and a positive angle corresponds to a target in the direct beam. The return from the target in the reflected beam may be useful for up-dating a track. However, since the signal strength depends on the reflection coefficient of the surface and this varies greatly, the returns from the reflected beam are not reliable and in most cases may be discarded.
The operation of the present invention should not be confused with the operation of a conventional V-beam radar in which, typically, a vertical fan beam and a slant fan beam are rotated at a constant rate about a vertical axis. When a target is hit by radiations from both beams, the angle between the hits (which can be determined by a time measurement) is a function of the elevation angle of the target. Monopulse techniques are not used in the V-beam radar system.
The effect of level and cross-level changes on the present system is shown in FIG. 7. It will be noted that the system of the present invention is tolerant to roll and pitch. As can be seen in FIG. 7a, a level change varies the division of the total transmitted power (and received power) between the direct beam 50 and the indirect beam 54. With the broad fan beam (broad in elevation beamwidth) of the present system, the direct beam 50 will retain an elevation beamwidth sufficient to cover the desired elevation angles even though the system experiences a level change. A cross-level change, as indicated generally by angle Ψin FIG. 7b, varies the angle of the direct beam 50 with respect to the vertical plane EL. It can be seen that the system can experience substantial cross-level change without significantly changing the size of the multipath region 56 or reducing elevation-angle coverage. Because of this tolerance to level and cross-level change, the antenna of the present system does not have to be stabilized for shipboard operations.
It is further noted that the present invention may be practiced by using monopulse techniques in the determination of target elevation angle within the beam but without using monopulse techniques to determine the target azimuth angle within the beam; that is, the formation of an azimuth difference signal ΔAZ in monopulse feed 34 and the azimuth difference channel of monopulse receiver 38 may be omitted from the system of FIG. 5. Of course, this will reduce the accuracy of the target-position determination in both elevation angle and azimuth angle. Referring to FIG. 8, the position of a target 16 in the direct beam 50 may be determined to be along a line l by nonopulsing in elevation. However, it can be seen that there is an uncertainty of EL1 and AZ1 in the target position in the EL and AZ directions, respectively. For example, if the azimuth beamwidth is 1 degree and the direct beam 50 is oriented at an angle of 45� to the vertical plane, the actual target azimuth angle and elevation angle may be determined to within 0.707� (i.e., EL1 = l sin 45�, AZ1 = l cos 45�). Thus a simpler, less-expensive system having the multipath-signal-elimination characteristics may be obtained, but at a loss of accuracy in the determination of target position.
Referring now to FIG. 9, any target 16 in the region 56 near the sea surface will experience severe fading due to multipath. This can be alleviated by using well-known frequency diversity techniques. The angle measurements will be grossly in error and will change dramatically from frequency to frequency and from scan to scan of the radar. The target can be located in this multipath region by noting this condition. An alternate means of showing that the target is in the multipath region is to introduce a receive-only beam in the vertical plane as shown at 60. If the target is detected in both the tilted beam and the vertical beam simultaneously, the target can be said to be in the multipath region.
It can be seen that the present invention provides a fan-beam, monopulse search radar system that eliminates multipath signals in all but the lowest elevation angles. The system provides accurate target height and azimuth information and is tolerant to ship's roll and pitch. A radar according to the present invention is relatively inexpensive to implement and utilizes conventional components. For example, an SPG-55 monopulse tracking radar may be converted to a search radar according to the present invention by changing the reflector to provide a narrow-azimuth fan beam and tilting the antenna to orient the beam at 30� - 60� with respect to the vertical plane.
Obviously many modifications and variations of the present invention are possible in light of the above teachings. It is therefore to be understood that within the scope of the appended claims, the invention may be practiced otherwise than as described.
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I have a fairly old Macbook Pro 2.33 GHz Intel Core Duo with 2Gb of RAM on board. It's trying to run Lion 10.7.3.....
I've never had a moment's trouble even after the Lion upgrade, but yesterday it froze, and on hard boot I got the dreaded grey screen.
I have a partitioned Firewire HD with a backup of the internal HD on one of them, and a copy of Snow Leopard on the other. I also have a USB Lion recovery HD.
Went into safe boot, and tried to restart from both Lion backup and Snow Leopard. Result - the same grey screen after the chime and Apple logo. Safe boot works fine, and I can still connect to the Net via an Ethernet cable linked to the Airport Extreme as wi-fi is disabled in this mode. But if I try to restart via safe boot, I get the same grey screen.
If I hold down the ALT key, I get the menu including the recovery HD, but selecting this results in - you've guessed - the grey screen.
I've faithfully followed Apple's advice (disconnect peripherals/disable Bluetooth mouse and keyboard/zap the PRAM etc.).
So I downloaded a fresh version of Lion from the App Store overnight and installed it this morning. Restarted and got - a grey screen.
I have also checked the internal MBP HD via Disk Utility and OnyX. Both give it a clean bill of health. I have also repaired permissions several times.
At this point I seem to be running out of options. I don't understand why the MBP will boot into safe boot with the shift key held down, and will function with most programs in that mode. But neither the internal HD nor Lion and Snow Leopard on the back-up Firewire HD will boot properly.
This is a fairly common problem judging by the amount of discussion on grey screens. My question is whether there's something in Lion which is preventing boot-up (but Snow Leopard doesn't work either), or do I have a hardware problem which the diagnostics are not picking up?
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To solve this problem, I developed the four HEAL steps of taking in the good: Have a positive experience; Enrich it; Absorb it; and if you like, Link it to negative thoughts and feelings to soothe and eventually replace them.
Q. Is it really possible to overcome this Stone Age negativity bias? How much time does it take?
A. Your brain is constantly changing its structure based on what you think and feel; scientists call this "experience-dependent neuroplasticity." When you take in the good, you take charge of this structure-building process.
Hardwiring happiness is not mere positive thinking, which is usually wasted on the brain. It's about transforming fleeting experiences into lasting improvements in your neural net worth. It usually takes less than half a minute. Any single time you do this won't change your life. But half a dozen times a day, day after day, you really can gradually change your brain from the inside out.
Q. What could I get out of doing this?
A. Besides building up specific inner strengths such as determination or feeling cared about, taking in the good has additional, general benefits. It's a way to be active rather than passive—a hammer rather than a nail—at a time when people feel pushed and prodded by events and their reactions to them, a way to build oneself up when the world is wearing you down. When you take in the good, you treat yourself like you matter, which is especially important if you haven't mattered enough to others. And over time, you could sensitize your brain to positive experiences, so it becomes more efficient at learning from them: making it like Velcro for good.
This is the good that lasts. Many little moments add up to big results over time.
Q. Some researchers believe that there is a happiness set point; do you agree?
A. This was the idea that people tend to return to their baseline after a big positive or negative experience—which was used sometimes to argue that there is no point in trying to become happier since we'll just sink back into our old ways.
More recent research has shown that many people do gradually lift their happiness set point over time. But we have to earn this happiness. We have to do the work . . . which, in terms of taking in the good, is pretty enjoyable!
Q. Is taking in the good just another way to chase after positive experiences?
A. By incorporating these positive experiences into your brain—by building up the sense of being already happy, loved, and peaceful—you won't have to seek out those feelings outside yourself. Your well-being will become increasingly unconditional, less dependent on external conditions like a partner being nice or having a good day at work. Experiencing that your deep needs are basically met, there's no basis for the craving and clinging that lead to suffering and harm for yourself and others.
This practice (both the most pleasurable and the most powerful way to defeat the negativity bias and to build up inner strengths) brings you home—home to a comfortable intimacy with your own experience, to a confident openness to life, and to a sense of competence, even mastery, with your own mind.
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Keyboard layouts supported are:
* Wicki-Hayden (Jammer)
* Harmonic Table (Sonome)
* Janko
This isn't just an app, it turns your Android device into a musical instrument like the Thummer (Thumtronics) or AXiS-64 (C-Thru Music). It works best on recent mid- to high-end devices with large accurate multitouch screens. Old or low-end devices tend to only support 2 simultaneous touches, and are very inaccurate.
On slow devices, especially with a single-core CPU, it's not responsive while it's loading and can take over 20 seconds to load all of the sound samples. Unfortunately, the Android sound system likes to hog the single processor core while it's doing this. I'm looking into what can best be done about this issue.
Planned features:
* Better preferences.
* Changes to key/note code.
* Velocity/Aftertouch.
* Partial Midi support.
* Bug fixes.
Thanks to David Randolph for releasing the source code for IsoKeys 0.76 and earlier under the GPLv3. It has been a great help for learning to develop for Android. This is the first app that I've released. (I'm now also learning the jammer!)
Note that ads and tracking have been removed in this release (too much of a learning curve). I intend to bring back the ads, but there will be a donation version without ads. F-Droid users will never see ads on this app (http://f-droid.org/ ).
- Changed logo!
- Added 5 new colour schemes and changed default.
- Renamed colour scheme 'White' to 'Slate'.
- Reduced filesize slightly.
- Fixed media volume behaviour.
- Fixed square orientation crop bug.
- Minor cosmetic fixes.
- Renamed from IsoKeys to Hexiano!
- Load audio samples on-the-fly for a responsive startup with a nice splash-like visual!
- No reload of audio on screen orientation switch.
- Preferences: Added MIDI outline and donate link.
- Single-touch Chording for Jammer!
- A couple of bug fixes.
- Fixed some preference bugs.
- Renamed package from com.inept.isokeys to org.gitorious.jamesjrh.isokeys
- Changed default layout to Jammer (my primary focus).
- Cleaned up some more code.
- Fixed multitouch.
- Cleaned up code a bit.
- Removed ads and tracking.
* (Based on IsoKeys 0.76)
What's New
MIDI Melody
Midi Melody for Android is similar in function and appearance to Synthesia, a popular computer program which displays falling notes corresponding to keys played on a piano. Not only does this allow for a pleasant visualization of MIDI files, but also serves as an effective learning tool for those who are incapable of sight reading.
Because tapping the screen of a phone or tablet doesn't offer the learning experience of playing on a real piano, Midi Melody allows you to connect your own digital piano via USB - Play along on your own piano with the falling notes at your own pace! Otherwise, Midi Melody can also play a MIDI file back for you, so you can see which keys to press and when - No need for sheet music!
Enjoy practicing and learning new music in a fun way with your smartphone or tablet, and impress your friends with your newfound ability to play piano!
<> Clean, polished interface.
<> Automatically displays MIDI files in your Download and Music directories.
<> Browse local and external SD card to locate and open MIDI files.
<> Play from a MIDI capable digital piano or Synthesizer via USB (Requires USB OTG capable device)
<> Lengthen or shrink falling note sizes
<> Show notes on the virtual piano keys.
<> Change color of falling notes; left and right hands can be different colors if the MIDI file contains separate tracks.
<> Choose between 128 different instruments.
Please email me if you want to report a bug or problem, have any feature suggestions, or if you are unable to connect your digital piano or synthesizer.
Tags: midi files - usb - keyboard - piano - synthesia android - midi controller
TouchDAW free
This is a MIDI controller! The app does not itself play or record audio!
Supports Cubase / Nuendo, Live, Logic, Pro Tools, Sonar, FL Studio, REAPER, Reason, Studio One, Samplitude, SAWStudio Digital Performer (7.2+), Vegas / Acid, Tracktion and Bitwig workstations. Standard functionality like mixer and transport operation will be accessible in other applications with basic control surface support as well. As of version 1.1 the app can also send MIDI Machine Control (MMC) in parallel with or alternatively to standard DAW control.
Besides control surface emulation, the app brings a number of general purpose MIDI controllers, such as a multitouch MIDI keyboard, multitouch launchpads, a MIDI mixer, configureable xy-controller pads and the possibility to link a phone's sensors to MIDI controllers.
TouchDAW works with RTP or multicast MIDI over WIFI and is directly compatible with Apple's Network MIDI implementation in Mac OS X, native RTP MIDI implementations for Windows and ipMIDI. There is no computer side server or protocol conversion software other than the driver required.
Later versions add support for MIDI over tethered USB connections, ADB and WebSockets. A free driver, available from our website, is required for those.
As of version 1.4 the app can also be used with class-compliant USB MIDI interfaces on devices supporting USB host mode.
The apk contains both tablet and phone versions. You can safely ignore Google's "Designed for phones" tag.
The app needs some initial PC-side configuration. Please see website for help.
This is the feature-limited free version. Differences compared to paid version:
DAW controller:
- randomly disables 3 channels on tablet interface
time limited:
- recording, automation, saving, marker setting
- plugin, instrument and routing editors
- channel flipping on mixer
MIDI controllers:
- multitouch operation time-limited
- no floating transport controls
- sensors, MIDI mode and MMC time-limited
- limited octave range on keyboard
- only one standing note on launchpads
Problems, questions, suggestions? Please use website or email. The Play Store's comments section is not a support channel and help calls you leave here will not be answered.
Midi Commander
Define the MIDI messages (control change, program change) associated with each button, and use them to change patches and control a midi keyboard or similar midi equipment.
After setting the EDIT switch to ON, use long click on a button to change its values and the transmitted values. Other functions can be accessed via menu'.
The latest version of Midi Commander (in .apk format) is also available here (in case you experience server problems in downloading it from the Play Store):
For further help, you can also access the app web page:
IMPORTANT NOTE: the Android device MUST BE CAPABLE of acting as USB-HOST. So, please, do not rate the app with a low score if the connected midi device is not recognized: it might be that your android device does not work in USB-HOST mode.
Also, the MIDI device must be class-compliant (that is, no driver must be required to use its USB-MIDI functionality).
Here is a list of compatible (and tested) devices:
Finally, contact us for problems and bugs!!
Known issues:
- If the connected MIDI device is correctly recognized (its name is correctly displayed on top of the window of Midi Commander), but the midi commands are not executed by the Midi device, try with a different ID cable number in the Global Settings (so far, we experienced this only with a Korg Microkorg XL keyboard). We plan to have the correct ID cable automatically set.
- We experienced issues with Clavia Nord Keyboards: sometimes the midi commands are not executed by the keyboard.
Drum Machine
The best Drum Machine for Android™
■ Studio quality sound
■ 11 popular drum kits
■ 8 drum pads
■ 6 sound effects
■ multi-touch
■ pad pressure
■ pad aftertouch
■ integrated sampler
■ integrated sequencer
■ integrated mixer
■ integrated recorder
■ sensor pitch bend
■ sensor volume change
■ drum machine editor
■ samples recording
■ samples load & save
■ tracks load & save
■ machines load & save
■ MIDI load & save
■ MIDI over WiFi
■ MIDI velocity
■ MIDI aftertouch
■ MIDI volume control
■ MIDI pitch bend
■ 12 sounds polyphony
■ 17 machine skins
■ 21 pad styles
■ 18 text styles
■ 7 pad fonts
■ 8 window themes
■ window animations
■ custom pad text
■ tablet support
■ multi window support
■ pen window support
■ fullscreen on 4.4+
■ free
Image-Line Remote
Open FL Studio or Deckadance on your computer plus IL Remote on your mobile device and the connection is automatic.
NOTE: Requires Android 3 or higher. FL Studio 11.1+ OR Deckadance 2.3+
Control FL Studio instantly or link your favorite instrument and effect plugins just as you can with any MIDI controller. Use a phone, tablet or any combination with up to 15 devices simultaneously.
Use the included controller tabs covering functions including; Transport Controls, MIDI Keyboard, FPC control, Harmonizer Keyboard, Performance Mode (Clip Launcher), Gross Beat FX, Mixer and more. If the control you want isn't available then you can create your own.
IL Remote allows you to add custom tabs and add controls including Pads, Faders, Knobs, Jog Wheels, Mixer, Clip Launcher, X/Y Controls, Piano Keyboard, Harmonic Grid and Containers. There is a complete range of customization options for each control so that you can create virtually any virtual MIDI controller to suit your needs.
Please see the user manual here:
Trouble with Wi-Fi connection see here:
User forums (log in or create a free account to access):
Video Playlist:
USB MIDI Monitor
Note that this app requires the following items:
* Android 3.2 or higher
* Tablet or phone with USB host support
* USB MIDI interface that works without drivers on Windows or OSX
* If your device has a micro-USB connector: a micro-USB to USB OTG cable (around 7 to 10 euro)
* No rooting or special drivers required!!
Tested Android devices:
* Allwinner A13
* Sony Tablet S
* Acer Iconia A200
* Acer Iconia A500
* Asus Transformer Prime TF201
* Asus Transformer TF101
* Asus EEE slider
* Sony XPeria S (with Android 4 update)
* Galaxy Note 10.1
* Galaxy S3
* Intenso 824
* Nexus 10
* Toshiba Excite
Tested USB MIDI interfaces / devices:
* Cakewalk / Roland UM-1G
* CME M-Key V2 Midi Keyboard
* Denon MC-6000
* Edirol UM-2EX
* EMU Xboard 61
* The 5 euro 'Hong Kong' interface (note: this one drops MIDI events if they are coming in too fast!)
* Korg Nanokey 2
* M-Audio KeyRig 49
* M-Audio Keystation Mini 32
* M-Audio Keystation 61
* M-Audio Oxygen II
* M-Audio Pro keys sono 61
* M-Audio MIDI One
* Roland HP302
If you have more devices or interfaces that work, please drop me an email.
Augmented MIDI
GUI layout and to use different sensor fusion algorithms to control your MIDI instruments in an original way.
All features are free but the save and load layout capabilities and the advanced algorithms layer.
Download MidiServer:
Control (OSC + MIDI)
- Outputs Open Sound Control (OSC). MIDI coming soon!
- Handles multitouch on devices running Honeycomb
- Bi-directional communication: use Control to set values on your computer, use your computer to set values in Control
- Dynamically add and manipulate widgets via OSC messages
- Reads and outputs data from Accelerometer and Compass sensors (on applicable devices) with adjustable update rates
- The ability to script behaviors for widgets using JavaScript
- Auto-discovery of wireless networks via Bonjour
- Interfaces can be pushed to the phone via OSC or downloaded from the web
- Supports both portrait and landscape interface orientations
- Interfaces work on both phones and tablets (tested on Droid and Asus Transformer)
- Free
If you've never used wireless MIDI or OSC before, Control (and all other wireless MIDI / OSC apps) will have a little bit of a learning curve to get started. Please visit the Control support website!
NOTE: There is currently a bug that causes landscape interfaces to scroll if used after a portrait interface on Android 2.2 and 2.3 devices.
Keyboard Sounds Pro - Midi/USB
✓ Piano
✓ Flute
✓ Oboe
✓ Violin
✓ Harp
✓ Guitar
✓ Fretless bass
✓ Bandoneon
✓ Sitar
You can download a trial version from http://www.refined-apps.com/keyboard-sounds
We also offer other music apps. For details, see refined-apps.com.
If you have questions, remarks or suggestions, mail us at email@example.com.
-- Highlights ----------
✓ Low latency audio
Low latency audio is a weak spot of Android (see http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=3434 ). Keyboard Sounds provides lowest possible latency on your device.
✓ High quality samples for all contained instruments.
✓ Support for external keyboards and expanders
On devices with USB host support (e.g. Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, Acer A500, Asus TF101, ...) you can connect an external keyboard or midi expander. You can play Keyboard Sounds from your external keyboard or play an external sound generator from Keyboard Sounds.
✓ Midi file player included
The included midi player works with any standard midi file stored on your android device. You can output the midi events via Midi/USB (if your device supports it; see above)
-- Features --------
✓ Support for low latency audio on Galaxy Nexus with Jelly Beans or later. Lowest possible latency on other devices.
✓ 9 instruments with high quality samples
✓ Audio recording feature & sharing of recordings
✓ Midi In&Out via USB on devices that support USB-Host/OTG (e.g. Asus TF101, Acer A500, Galaxy Nexus, Nexus 7, ...) for Standard Midi/USB devices (i.e. devices that do not need a driver on Windows/Mac)
✓ Includes a midi file player
✓ 53 classical midi files included
✓ Up to 512 notes simultaneously
✓ 2 scrollable keyboards with 88 keys each
✓ Settings for the number of displayed keys, optional vibrate on touch, ...
✓ Multitouch only limited by your device
✓ Note Velocity
✓ Sustain, pitch bend etc. via midi
✓ Various reverb settings (no reverb, small church, medium church, cathedral, ...)
✓ Runs on android >= 4.0.3, phones and tablets
✓ No ads
-- Usage Tips / Hardware requirements --------
✓ Needs ca. 22.5 MB for the samples & midi files
✓ Use headphones / external speakers for better sound
✓ For the best sound, the device should have at least a 1GHz single core processor
---- Pro-Features --------
The pro version provides all the features of this Free version plus:
✓ Audio recording feature & sharing of recordings
✓ 9 instruments instead of 2
✓ 2 manuals
✓ Midi via USB
✓ Midi player
✓ 53 classical midi files
✓ No ads
-- Permissions --------
android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE to extract the samples onto the sdcard
android.permission.VIBRATE for vibrate on touch support
android.permission.INTERNET to be able to download midi files if selected e.g. in a browser
android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS for better audio support (OpenSL)
com.android.email.permission.READ_ATTACHMENT to enable mail apps to forward midi file attaments to this app
com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE to check the license
MidiDroide Tablet
Download MidiServer:
MidiDroide Tablet supports independent multi-touch!
It supports sending and receiving Open Sound Control and MIDI messages over Wi-Fi.
The application allows to remote control and receive feedback from software and hardware that implement the OSC or MIDI protocols such as Apple Logic Pro/Express, Ableton Live, Renoise, Pure Data, Max/MSP/Jitter, Max for Live, OSCulator, VDMX, Resolume Avenue/Arena, Modul8, Plogue Bidule, NI Traktor, NI Reaktor, Quartz Composer, Supercollider, vvvv, Derivative TouchDesigner, Isadora and many others.
The interface provides a number of customizable touch controls to send and receive messages:
Faders / Rotary controls / Encoder controls / Push buttons / Toggle buttons / XY pads / Multi-faders / Multi-push / Multi-toggles / Multi-xy pads / LEDs / Labels / Time & battery displays
Additionally the program can send Accelerometer data. The application comes with example layouts and completely custom layouts can be constructed using the free TouchOSC Editor application.
Please navigate to http://hexler.net/touchosc-android for more information, video demonstrations and download the free layout editor application for OS X, Windows and Linux and the free TouchOSC Bridge utility to easily connect to any MIDI-capable application on your computer.
PC1600 (OSC to MIDI)
PC1600x is a powerful OSC-Controller for Android. It provides OSC communication with the unlimited amount of devices.
Preconfigured layouts are delivered for pc1600x peavy midi controller, M-Audio and Monome.
you need server, to download the sever use this link
Thanks to Micah who taught me about midi's.
tag:midi controller, monome, midi fader,osc.
TKFX - Traktor Controller
TKFX is completely plug and play which means that you don't need to waste countless hours in MIDI mapping. TKFX knows all about TRAKTOR PRO effects, just select the effect you want and all it's parameters and functions will be automatically reflected on the respective buttons. TKFX supports effect unit operation in single or group mode.
Key features:
- X/Y pad
- Plug & Play
- Hold function
- BPM sync
- 4 effect units
- 4 memory banks
- Single or group mode
- Wireless or wired connection
In version 2.0 we have redesigned the app from the ground up to allow even more possibilities:
- Multi effect mode
- Assign multiple parameters to a single axis, including amount and on
- Link mode (to trigger four units at the same time with a single pad)
- USB wired connection
- Phone devices support
For detailed documentation please visit www.imaginando.pt
"TKFX is excellent fun to use and DJ effects respond especially well to this kind of real-time effect control." - Hollin Jones - AskAudio Magazine
"But wouldn't it be nice to use a tablet for X/Y control of effects? TKFX does that, and nothing else – but it does it damned well." - Peter Kirn - Create Digital Music
"I recommend this app for anyone who likes to use the effects inside of Traktor, as it offers you an instant way to add and manipulate effects with ease" Alan Churchill - Traktor Tips
"In conjunction with a dedicated hardware controller, TKFX is a simple but effective solution for extended Traktor FX control." - Declan McGlynn - Resident Advisor
Benefiting from nearly 10 years of development, Lemur is synonymous with multitouch music control. All these major artists can't be wrong: Daft Punk. Björk, Plastikman, CHVRCHES, Glitch Mob, Sub Focus, Max Cooper, Barker & Baumecker, Orbital and many more.
Version 5.0 introduces the incredible new Canvas object and the Sequencer family of features with rock solid timing.
Canvas — Canvas is a brand new object that lets you script custom widgets with full multitouch support. The object is adapted from the HTML5 Canvas element, which means you can design widgets featuring complex shapes, animation, shadows, and transparency The Canvas object opens the door to a completely new Lemur experience, where the appearance and behaviour of objects can be designed to precisely match the demands of your project. Polygons, waveforms, circular objects and infinitely more are all possible with Canvas.
Sequencer — Lemur 5.0 introduces a family of new features for tight sequencing. This includes three new objects: StepNote, StepSwitch and StepSlider. Each of these provides a different flavour of sequencing and is ready to use right out of the box. The objects do the hard work for you, simple add them to your template and they are ready to control your MIDI instruments.
Skins — Lemur features three new skins, in addition to the classic look. Choose the look that fits your style and get inspired.
Connectivity — Lemur Android supports OSC and MIDI over Wi-Fi, as well as over USB with 3rd party tethering utilities.
REQUIREMENT (for the Lemur Daemon):
- OS X (Intel only) 10.5+
- Windows (XP SP3 or 7 recommended)
Android is a vast platform and Liine had to choose which devices to support from the very beginning. Lemur is officially supported on Nexus 7 - this means that if you buy it for this device, Liine are committed to getting you up and running. It has also been tested on various Android 4.2+ devices with positive results. The list of officially supported devices will grow in the near future.
You can see a list of all devices users have installed Lemur on the Liine Wiki Docs:
Simply connect your Android device to your laptop and make the connection!
Caustic 3 Dance&DubStep
Bass (wubwub wobble) and Leads and FX and Risers and Falls and the big Dance PocketKit for your Caustic 3 tracks. You don't have to settle for the same old boring 909 sounds anymore...
Big Sounds, Big Value, this pack will get your blood pumping for some awesome grooves...
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CHEmical Safety Assessment and Reporting tool
What is Chesar?
Chesar is an application developed by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to help companies carry out their chemical safety assessments (CSAs) and prepare their chemical safety reports (CSRs) and exposure scenarios (ES) for communication in the supply chain.
Chesar enables registrants to carry out their safety assessments in a structured, harmonised and efficient way. This includes the importing of substance-related data directly from IUCLID, describing the uses of the substance, identifying risk management measures if needed, carrying out exposure estimates and demonstrating control of risks. Based on this, Chesar automatically generates the CSR and exposure scenarios for communication in an electronic exchange format and as a text document. It also facilitates the re-use (or update) of assessment elements generated in a single Chesar instance or imported from external sources.
- 01 April 2015 Survey to analyse the need to support Chesar 2 specific exchange files in Chesar 3 We are currently in the process of analysing to what extent there is a need to import Chesar 2 exchange files into Chesar 3 application. Please read our analysis on the issue and provide us with your response to the 3 questions in the webropol survey by 14 April 2015.
- 19 February 2015 Shortcoming in Chesar 2.3 related to the use of ECETOC TRA workers when vapour pressure "changes" band between 25C and 40C Chesar 2.3 allows that an ES generated on the basis of an exposure estimation carried out with ECETOC TRA is valid for all temperatures up to 40C by default. This ensures that exposure scenarios sent to DUs cover the ambient temperature range in Europe. However, this may lead to an underestimation of exposure at temperatures between 25C and 40C. For those using Chesar 2.3 a work around is suggested.
- 09 December 2014 Changes in the user management of the Chesar website To improve user friendliness, ECHA will create a harmonised user management for ECHA's websites which require user identification. This will bring some changes in the user management of the Chesar website by Thursday, 11 December. When you log in to Chesar website for the first time after the changes are done, you will be asked for some additional information about your organisation.


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The hunter becomes the hunted4.35 / 5.00 8,108 Views
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honestly dude... none of these are funny. not to say your not trying, its just... a good shoop da woop has to be out of nowhere, like lets say you have a mom a dad and a baby, the baby is blabbering away, and lets say the dad is on his way to work. the baby spills his food on the father brand new suit and he starts to get mad.father goes to open his mouth. then the baby goes BLAHHHHHHHHHHH takes the fathers head off. or somthing along those lines. its gotta come from a place where people wouldnt think.
failed expectations
the lazer collection is really good. it had some actual humor and occasional super-randomness (dr. octagonopus) but this was just wow, its a guy, and cue the lazer. points for making the lazer accurate, but not much else
Why is this 8.3mb
I don't see why the filesize on this is so huge... also, the ideas were not surprising. The charm about the lazer collection is that most of the time you didn't know what was going to happen...
But while watching this I always knew what was coming... an idea to improve on the first one... The guy is sleeping and the alarm goes off with "Imma firin mah lazor! Imma firin mah lazor! Imma firin mah lazor!" so the guy who was sleeping goes to hit the snooze button.. and then the alarm clock fires his lazer at him...
Of course that idea's not going to tickle many ribs anytime soon... but it's a more developed idea, and is more likely to make people laugh than the predictable things you got going here...
thx for the idea, i dont even know why my flash has 8.3mb?
Is anyone else familiar with the Lazer Collection by Dominic Fear
The series of original, short, funny, shoop da whoop related animations.
Well this has 3/5 factors -its short, shoop da whoop related and its an animation. See the missing pieces, originality and humour.
I rest my case....
pretty funny and original


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Friends say I'm a sensitive guy who's got an infectious sense of humor and a loyal friend. Others just say I'm indescribable and that you just need to meet me to find out!
I'm a guy who likes to laugh and have other people join in. I love video games, especially those with good stories like Final Fantasy but i also appreciate online games like League of Legends, FF14, etc.
I'm also a fan of Batman and Anime, and I play Table Top RPGs with friends ^_^
I'm also more in touch with my emotions than other guys, according to some friends. Sometimes I write short poems when the inspiration comes to me.
I believe I'm an ambivert, where I can exhibit both intorvert and extrovert qualities at times.
Also, socially speaking, I can be a bit of a mirror at times. I send back whatever I get from other people. If a person is exceptionally nice and polite, then I return the same warmth they give me. ^^


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