New App Turns Your iPhone Into A Virtual Ocarina, Lets You Play The Legend Of Zelda Theme

http://vimeo.com/2054067 Smule has introduced a new app, Ocarina, that turns your iPhone into a virtual Ocarina.  I’ve been skeptical about a lot of the iPhone virtual instruments, because many of them don’t offer much in the way of expressive capabilities.  Ocarina challenges that skepticism by offering an application that responds to your breath, so you… Read More New App Turns Your iPhone Into A Virtual Ocarina, Lets You Play The Legend Of Zelda Theme

MIDI Optigan & Reaktigan Emulation Software Demo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdQZmQGfZOY This is pretty complicated – but it’s a demo of a virtual Optigan, being controlled by a real Optigan that’s been converted into being a MIDI controller. Here are the details from peahix on YouTube: This is an Optigan (actually the first one I ever owned) that’s been converted to a MIDI controller (aka the Midigan)… Read More MIDI Optigan & Reaktigan Emulation Software Demo

Hands-Free MIDI Control + Gratuitous Crotch Shots!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oNloVSAxAVY chevthewizard‘s demo of HandMidi, a device that sends MIDI notes depending on how close your hand is to the optical sensor, is pretty cool: “In this video I’ve used it instead to control the FILTER on a synth in Ableton, and I’m playing the notes on the Korg nanoKey. So as I lift the actual nanoKey… Read More Hands-Free MIDI Control + Gratuitous Crotch Shots!