RE: Alt controllers, Rafael Toral

["Dean, Hal " <HDean@wcupa.edu>]

I've been listening to Rafael Toral, some of whose music is really
tremendous. I have not quite absorbed his new recording, "Space", yet,
but a few interrupted listenings have kept me intrigued. The interview
with him in a recent Wire was quite thought-provoking.

Anyway, I mention him because of what he is doing with controllers.
Anyone that is interested in alternative controllers and hasn't seen
what he is now using should take a look.

Hal Dean

-----Original Message-----
From: Krispen Hartung [mailto:khartung@cableone.net] 
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 1:00 PM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Alt controllers


If I could grow an extra finger on each hand, I'd go for a P6 Data Glove
and 
never have to play an instrument again! Everyone note accessible, and
just 
add a button on the floor to shift octaves.

Here it is, the MIDI Glove: http://www.vrealities.com/midiglove.html
This 
is great. But man, look at the price!!!

Kris

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark sottilaro" <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 10:33 AM
Subject: Alt controllers


> P5 Data Glove.  Trust me.  You can still play guitar
> while wearing one and man does it look geektastic and
> it's so fucking fun.  I got mine from a closeout site
> for $25
>
> Mark
>
> --- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net> wrote:
>
>> I agree....the Cycling 74 Hipnoscope operates from a
>> mouse or webcam. You
>> asssign a color that will serve as the "puck". You
>> could assign the color to
>> your exact pupil color...just need a tiny camera
>> that fits on the eye and
>> meets the system requirements.  Man, this would
>> really cool.
>>
>> Kris
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joshua Carroll" <josh@infinivert.com>
>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:07 AM
>> Subject: Re: Looping footwear
>>
>>
>> > Actually, someone should run with that idea... it
>> shoudn't be that hard
>> >
>> > Krispen Hartung wrote:
>> >> And then next will be a contraption that tracks
>> pupil dilation and eye
>> >> movement, to control both x/y axis data and
>> something other interesting
>> >> based on pupil dilation. :)
>> >>
>> >> Kris
>> >>
>> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joshua
>> Carroll" <josh@infinivert.com>
>> >> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> >> Sent: Wednesday, December 20, 2006 9:00 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: Looping footwear
>> >>
>> >>
>> >>> or use it to control your Kaoss Pad with your
>> feet...
>> >>>
>> >>> --Josh
>> >>>
>> >>> Krispen Hartung wrote:
>> >>>> I would love that! On a related note, I was
>> talking to Jeff Kaiser a
>> >>>> while back about a cool type of expression
>> pedal concept. I was
>> >>>> thinking of a hard plastic mat that had zones
>> marked out on it.
>> >>>> Basically, it would be like a touch sensitive
>> computer screen, but
>> >>>> capable of sending MIDI expression data. So,
>> you would take your shoes
>> >>>> off and leave your socks on, and rather than
>> operating a pedal, you
>> >>>> would slide your foot over the mat to change
>> expression values. There
>> >>>> could be two or more zones, for multiple
>> controller #s.  And a fun
>> >>>> feature would be an x/y axis grid, so that you
>> could control that puck
>> >>>> in Cycling 74's Hipno "hipnoscope"....where
>> moving it around the x/y
>> >>>> axis changes multiple parameters.
>> >>>>
>> >>>> Kris
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Nelson"
>> <psychle62@yahoo.com>
>> >>>> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, December 19, 2006 7:20 PM
>> >>>> Subject: Re: Looping footwear
>> >>>>
>> >>>>
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> --- Krispen Hartung <khartung@cableone.net>
>> wrote:
>> >>>>>> I thought it would  be fun to loop with 4
>> foot
>> >>>>>> stilts, the kind that
>> >>>>>> painters or ceiling finishers use.
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> and it'd be cool to configure that department
>> store
>> >>>>> keyboard from 'big' as a midi controller to
>> step on
>> >>>>> with your 4 foot stilts...
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> And right next to ya could be a 19" replica of stonehenge... 
>> >>>>> and some dry ice. :)
>> >>>>>
>> >>>>> -t-
>> >>>>>
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