Conceptually, is there any way Max for Live (or maybe even the V3 utility) could turn the surface of a Mandala into an XY pad? Obviously, it would lack corners on the standard way we think about x and y axis. I was just thinking...I've never seen a freestanding XY Pad device that also has Aftertouch.
And, if that's possible....thinking outrageously here: could we even rotate the XY plots 45 degrees and have 0 on the X & Y axis at 9 o'clock on the mandala, so that a you actually could reach the edge?