laptop foot controller vision: the CYBER SPIDER

[Per Boysen <perboysen@gmail.com>]

Loopers,

I was thinking about Zoe's velcro fixed laptop and Neil Youngs guitar  
amp with small built-on engines with mechanical arms reaching down to  
twist knobs according to his onstage pedal tap dancing. Then emerged  
this ultimately fresh vision of a looping musician placing his/her  
laptop on the floor inside some kind of secure velcro frame. Above  
the keyboard - but behind the screen/lid from the audience viewing  
point - hoovers a mechanical construction looking like a CYBER  
SPIDER. Each leg of the spider transports the mechanical movement of  
a certain physical controller pedal. I think the CYBER SPIDER would  
easily duplicate the functionality of my way too huge Behringer  
FCB1010 and also be a lot less heavy for flight transportation. I  
don't intend to build and produce it (hey - no patent, it's free!!!)  
but if I should there would certainly be a part in the licensing  
contract dealing with warranty issues if used with army boots or  
equal footwear.

Anyone having tried building a mechanical looper controller?

Greetings from Sweden

Per Boysen
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