This sequencer scans images, and plays the image as MIDI notes. It uses LDRs to measure the gray-scale of specific point of a image, and triggers MIDI notes from a selected threshold. When the threshold is reached the velocity will be set by the darkness at that point. the darker point the higher the velocity will be.
Do beautiful eyes make beautiful music? That’s what Patrick of cappel-nord.de set to find out when he created eyeSequencer. He explains how this works: I wrote a little framework/application in Processing to help me analyse the image. “Scanners”? circulate in the eye and analyse RGB and brightness values. These values are used to create OSC… Read More Bizarre App Turns Pictures Of Your Eye Into Electronic Music
Three Pieces is a composition for plants, yangqin, bamboo robot and robotic chimes. The electroacoustic music installation is designed as a collaboration between robots, traditional instruments, and living things, housed in Victorian Palm House of the Royal Botanic Garden in Edinburgh. A traditional Chinese dulcimer is played by a robot with many bamboo fingers while the surrounding… Read More Beautiful Electroacoustic Music Installation
Damn! I didn’t know they made stuff like this anymore! Marieke Acidbitch, Gijs Nastygabber & Dalas Chickstealer teamed up for this videoclip shot on location in Hawaii. Or at least in front of a big picture of a beach in Hawaii. This would get my vote for Video Most Likely To Ruin Your Life With Disturbing… Read More This Video May Ruin Your Life
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
Remember Daito Manabe, the guy that electrocutes his face to the beat? He’s doing all sorts of cool experimental stuff, as this video demonstrates. The video captures Manabe demoing myoelectric sensors as music controllers. Here’s how Manabe’s approach works in a music/dance performance:
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!
CME is launching a special edition vibrant pink version of their 49 note U-Key controller keyboard. According to CME “Whether she is a professional keyboard player or a music fan, the Pink U-key fits all her needs and the distinguished the color will make her be noticed.” That’s pretty cringe-worthy copy for this day and… Read More CME Intros Hot Pink Control Keyboard
Modd3d testing a MIDI-controlled Gemmy Animated Scary Skull with a keyboard. Imaging a choir of scary skulls controlled by your sequencer! If you want to try this hack you can find a tutorial at www.automat3d.com.
Modd3d explains how he did it: I ripped the brains out of one of those cheap Gemmy skulls with the moving mouth and glowy eyes and installed a Midify board. It was a fairly easy project and I now have full control over the mouth and eyes. Now I just have to work on its… Read More Hacked Skull Sings Show Tunes
