ColorWheel

I built a color/sound wheel using cocoa for artists. Basically, I'm telling the cursor to log the rgb data that it's hovering over and then trigger samples I've loaded into the resources folder based on whatever color data is logged. 

The ultimate goal is to allow the user to record their own sounds and place them where they feel fit, but for now I'll be playing with my own soundfiles.   

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