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Expressive Touche
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I would love to check this out, especially with FM synthesis and/or physical modelling I think this would be great. Paired with a VL70m/VL-1 or TX81z this could be killer in terms of expression.
Less than $500, available later this year.
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I would love to check this out, especially with FM synthesis and/or physical modelling I think this would be great. Paired with a VL70m/VL-1 or TX81z this could be killer in terms of expression.
Less than $500, available later this year.
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Re: Expressive Touche
You are so correct, this is ideal for VL70m. This device is something arising from the pressure button on the Ondes Martenot (.com controllers have such a button as well), though this Touche has more than just pressure and it seems to really translate human expression well.Paranormal Patroler wrote:
I would love to check this out, especially with FM synthesis and/or physical modelling I think this would be great. Paired with a VL70m/VL-1 or TX81z this could be killer in terms of expression.
Less than $500, available later this year.
I do a lot of wind synthesis, and this sort of controller can approximate quite well those kinds of expression (though with me, my right hand works better for it).
Just kind of messing around I tried out a comical but effect approach to this type of pressure expressing using a squeeze bulb to "inflate" or "blow into" a CV breath controller. In the end of the video I even play it on the left side like this one. But again, only pressure, not the great side to side etc of this new instrument.
I thought my holding-in-the-hand-playing-the=ribbon approach may be great, but it's not... testing I found it kind of cramps up the hand and is not so ideal. But the side pressure thing is a known great approach with the Ondes Martinet and this Touche will be great I think.
Also... it's a huge value to have the expression pad be fully independent of the individual keys. This lends to a smooth expression and phrase across the keys, rather than a shaping per-note.
An ideal approach with such expression is to feed a saw or overtone-heavy tone through a low pass filter and have the expression... Touche or what-ever to open that filter, which is closed when expression is zero. You'll hear that in my vid here and the Touche demo...
I'd really love to get a Touche! Pretty awesome. The side to side and crossfading of the upper and lower pressure is just astounding. I do also like solid touch over rubber (like on the Roli).
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New Breath Control Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTiWw4rL ... bAqEVbUEOE
Lifeform Blues (wind synth/EVI at about 4:30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VpSFhVa1I
My demo of the Steiner 24 Stage Vactrol Phase Shifter/String Filter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1-A_dYY6Y
Lifeform Blues (wind synth/EVI at about 4:30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VpSFhVa1I
My demo of the Steiner 24 Stage Vactrol Phase Shifter/String Filter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1-A_dYY6Y
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Re: Expressive Touche
I wouldn't know where to map what, but I'm going to find out as soon as these become available.Infrablue wrote:You are so correct, this is ideal for VL70m.
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seems a great additional controller. Good idea, with reference to the wonderful Ondes Martinot electronic instrument where control is superior in a way to normal monophonic keyboard synths.
Another idea is to wipe the dust off of (game-) controllers that may lay around in a corner. With (mostly) freeware tools it is possible to translate gamepad and joystick axes to MIDI with high resolution. They're analog controllers, and actually quite interesting for electronic music. No wonder there are modules with big arcade game buttons as trigger source.
A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
Another idea is to wipe the dust off of (game-) controllers that may lay around in a corner. With (mostly) freeware tools it is possible to translate gamepad and joystick axes to MIDI with high resolution. They're analog controllers, and actually quite interesting for electronic music. No wonder there are modules with big arcade game buttons as trigger source.
A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
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I tried this at NAMM and it was pretty awesome. Very sensitive and precise control, easy to play percussively by drumming on the top of the surface. There's 4 CV outputs on the back, one for pressure on the top part of the controller, one for the bottom half, and one each for moving it left and right. The finish on the case is also very nice, feels "organic" for lack of a better word. Combined with the wood on top it feels more akin to using an acoustic instrument instead of an electronic one. It would make a great accessory for a modular synth.
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Are you talking about these ?Phil999 wrote:A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
http://www.3dconnexion.eu/products/spac ... gator.html
Let's say I got one of those, how would I go about translating the mouse info to MIDI ? I'd need to write my own drivers.
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Dont know of a Win alternative - http://steim.org/product/junxion/Paranormal Patroler wrote:Are you talking about these ?Phil999 wrote:A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
http://www.3dconnexion.eu/products/spac ... gator.html
Let's say I got one of those, how would I go about translating the mouse info to MIDI ? I'd need to write my own drivers.
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Sweet!mckenic wrote:Dont know of a Win alternative - http://steim.org/product/junxion/Paranormal Patroler wrote:Are you talking about these ?Phil999 wrote:A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
http://www.3dconnexion.eu/products/spac ... gator.html
Let's say I got one of those, how would I go about translating the mouse info to MIDI ? I'd need to write my own drivers.
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Yes, this looks very interesting.
I was already looking for a Ondes Martenot style 'button' but this seems to take the idea significantly further.
Just hoping they won't go too close to 500 euro, that would be approaching the 'pain threshold' for me.
I was already looking for a Ondes Martenot style 'button' but this seems to take the idea significantly further.
Just hoping they won't go too close to 500 euro, that would be approaching the 'pain threshold' for me.
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I went to try a prototype with my microbrute and 6U of eurorack.
It was great !
I was able to find percussive attacks and the vibrato I've only experienced with the Ondes Martenot. Both very controllable and with this physical / mecanical dimension that makes it real and alive.
Can't say much but they thought about everything for modular use.

It was great !
I was able to find percussive attacks and the vibrato I've only experienced with the Ondes Martenot. Both very controllable and with this physical / mecanical dimension that makes it real and alive.
Can't say much but they thought about everything for modular use.

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This works with a wide variety of controllers and joysticks. I used Steim to connect a wii controller to midi.Paranormal Patroler wrote:Sweet!mckenic wrote:Dont know of a Win alternative - http://steim.org/product/junxion/Paranormal Patroler wrote:Are you talking about these ?Phil999 wrote:A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
http://www.3dconnexion.eu/products/spac ... gator.html
Let's say I got one of those, how would I go about translating the mouse info to MIDI ? I'd need to write my own drivers.
Had my eye on a Space Navigator for a long time, and it did come to mind when I learned more about the Touche. I still see myself getting a Touche as it seems they went out of there way to make it ultra sensitive and made for musical applications. That said... who knows.. the Space Navigator may be quite a good way to do this also and could be also nicely responsive.dkcg wrote:This works with a wide variety of controllers and joysticks. I used Steim to connect a wii controller to midi.Paranormal Patroler wrote:Sweet!mckenic wrote:Dont know of a Win alternative - http://steim.org/product/junxion/Paranormal Patroler wrote:Are you talking about these ?Phil999 wrote:A good option are the controllers from 3dconnexion. 6 axis control with one knob. A beta driver enables virtual mouse/keyboard/joystick, which can be translated into 6 CC MIDI events, which in the end can be used with a multi-output MIDI-CV interface.
http://www.3dconnexion.eu/products/spac ... gator.html
Let's say I got one of those, how would I go about translating the mouse info to MIDI ? I'd need to write my own drivers.
A HUGE thing for me also is the double pressure zone with the Touche. Just brilliant frankly.
Saw this vid long ago of the Space Navigator...
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New Breath Control Demo: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LTiWw4rL ... bAqEVbUEOE
Lifeform Blues (wind synth/EVI at about 4:30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VpSFhVa1I
My demo of the Steiner 24 Stage Vactrol Phase Shifter/String Filter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1-A_dYY6Y
Lifeform Blues (wind synth/EVI at about 4:30): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4VpSFhVa1I
My demo of the Steiner 24 Stage Vactrol Phase Shifter/String Filter: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eh1-A_dYY6Y
any mention on their availability or at least a narrower definition of "later this year"?Carci wrote:I went to try a prototype with my microbrute and 6U of eurorack.
It was great !
I was able to find percussive attacks and the vibrato I've only experienced with the Ondes Martenot. Both very controllable and with this physical / mecanical dimension that makes it real and alive.
Can't say much but they thought about everything for modular use.