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2008 Summer NAMM Show: Source Audio is shipping its new line of Soundblox effects pedals. Source Audio will also provide a free Hot Hand wired sensor pack with the Soundblox Wah, Phaser and Flanger while supplies last.
Based on the Hot Hand Wah Filter and Hot Hand Phaser/Flanger effects systems, the new Soundblox Tri-Mod Wah, Tri-Mod [...]

 

Bob Chidlaw from Source Audio demonstrates what can be done with 2 rings controlling synth parameters using Hot Hand Soundblox controllers:

You can make awesome chainsaw sound effects with your hands.
You can make the photographer keel over.

We need some of these things!

 

Source Audio plans to introduce its new Soundblox effects pedals at this year’s Winter NAMM Show.
After creating the first effects system enabling guitarists to control proprietary Wah and Phaser/Flanger effects using hand and body motions, Source Audio was committed to bringing the same level of innovation and creativity to the new Soundblox effects pedals. The [...]

 

Source Audio is now shipping the Hot Hand Wireless Motion-Controlled Guitar Effects System.
Compatible with all Hot Hand systems, the Hot Hand Wireless Adapter can be used as a alternative to the wired sensor and consists of a wireless motion sensor ring unit and a small receiver that plugs directly into the back of the Hot [...]

 

One of the more interesting new technologies shown at NAMM this year was the Hot Hand Motion-Controlled effects system.
Hot Hand lets you use hand gestures to control key functions such as Speed and Depth in tandem with the company’s proprietary motion-controlled Hot Hand Wah Filters and Phaser/Flanger effects consoles. While targeted towards guitarists, the effects [...]

 

2007 Winter NAMM Show: Hot Hand, the first motion-sensing system to control guitar effects, is now available with a wireless sensor that can be worn on the hand or body. Guitarists can now use motions to create different sounds for their music on stage and in the studio.
We had an opportunity to talk [...]