Conducting An Orchestra Of 24 Soviet Cars

Gestural electronic musician Anton Maskeliade let us know about his latest video, which captures a music installation and performance with an orchestra of 24 Soviet cars. Maskeliade specializes in creating gestural audiovisual performances, using a Leap Motion as a gesture controller. 

Nagual Dance Uses Kinect To Translate Movement Into Music

Berlin-based Nagual Sounds has developed a new gestural musical instrument, Nagual Dance, based on the Microsoft Kinect. The system is based on two main components: Control data – from sensors, cameras, files and all kinds of sources – is used to turn gestures and movement into sounds; and The Soundscape -an interactive piece of music that… Read More Nagual Dance Uses Kinect To Translate Movement Into Music

Virtual Bowing With Gestures (Leap Motion + GECO)

In this video, composer Hagai Davidoff demonstrates using gestures to create ‘virtual bowing’, in order to add realism to synthesized string performances. Davidoff uses a combination of the Leap Motion controller and GECO MIDI to expressively control virtual instruments. He previously released a video, demonstrating his approach to gestural orchestration. Check it out and let… Read More Virtual Bowing With Gestures (Leap Motion + GECO)