http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFo1l8SJeik In this demo video, Chris Warren is controlling a soft synth developed especially for AudioCubes by Percussa, to be released in the next few months. No setup or configuration necessary to make the cubes talk to the software, since the software was designed specifically for the cubes. No drivers necessary, and runs on Mac OSX… Read More Sound Design With Percussa AudioCubes
This short demo video explores the various ways the BricK Table tangible and multi-touch interface can be used for creating and composing music. Brick Table was created by Jordan Hochenbaum and Owen Vallis. An open-ended interface, Brick Table has been used in both the installation settings as well as live performance.
Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte gave a presentation to the Brussels Girl Geeks earlier this week on the why and history of AudioCubes and Percussa’s mission. Here are the slides from Schiettecatte’s presentation.
Akai has introduced a new Electronic Wind Instrument, EWI USB. The $499.00 wind controller features a plug-and-play USB interface for use with the included Aria software with Garritan and Akai Professional samples as a sound source. Features: Electronic wind instrument controller Easy to play, easy to use, and easy to own Powerful, flexible, and reliable Plug-and-play USB… Read More Akai Introduces Inexpensive Electronic Wind Instrument
The Stribe is a DIY touch-strip interface with dual LED bargraph columns. The video shows it being used with an Arduino, Max/MSP and Reason. The kit sells for $79.99.
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!
AudioTouch is an interactive multi-touch interface for computer music exploration and collaboration developed by Seth Sandler, an undergraduate student at the University of California, San Diego. The interface features audio based applications that make use of multiple users and simultaneous touch inputs on a single multi-touch screen.
Kipp Wieland demonstrates how they do it in Cedar Rapids, IA, demoing a custom digital DJ setup. The system is capable of playing up to eight stereo elements at one time, be they whole songs, clips, or loops: “I loop everything that goes into it – even 9-minute tracks! I put this together when Mike (running… Read More DJing With Percussa Audiocubes
Peter Kirn posted an interesting look today at Mrmr – a platform for creating dynamic user interfaces on mobile devices. The above video shows its use on an iPhone in a recent audiovisual performance and ends with an interview with its designers. Simply put, Mrmr is a technology that lets you use ordinary cell phones and PDAs… Read More Mrmr Turns You iPhone Into A Multi-Person Multimedia Control System
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0BouY-tfFE This is a cool video demo via audiolemon of an interesting DIY touchscreen drum machine project. The audio & video are a little raw, but you can see this project has potential. Here’s a high level explanation of how this was put together:
