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Re: check out the KBow!



While an eBow player I've never played a traditionally-bowed instrument like the violin... but the item that sticks out for me is the stroke-in-the-air that Janos Negyesy does, apparently a signal to the looper he's using to close the loop.  It would be so much easier to be able to just tap a sensor on the guitar's fingerboard for that... Does anyone make a wireless switch/pad like that yet?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, November 09, 2008 7:57 PM
Subject: check out the KBow!

Wow, I just heard about the KBow.

"The K-Bow is a sensor bow for stringed instruments. Combined with a standard violin, bass, cello, or viola the K-Bow allows traditional instrumentalists to seamlessly access the unlimited sound world that a computer provides, while utilizing the virtuosity built from years of practice.

The K-Bow gathers information about a performance through several sensors including an X Y and Z axis accelerometer, grip sensor, tilt sensor, playing pressure, distance from the instrument and gesture recognition. A suite of software lets a musician control the sound of the instrument, record with herself, or send the information to other standard music software."


Watch the 2nd video on this page, of Janos Negyesy using the KBow to loop.