I’ve been of long time fan of Rupert Brown’s DSP Project series. His series does an excellent job of providing tutorials and explanations of concepts in simple terms– great for simple laymen like me. This week he explains midi.
From the description: “This week I cover the basic concept of MIDI and Controllers as I sometimes get asked questions like “Will this controller sound good for bass lines” or “Will this (USB) MIDI controller work with X interface”. So I did this episode to point out why they dont effect your sound. “
New layout is up. That’s right, I’ve finally decided to dive into the dark world of web development, although I didn’t think it would be as oppressively dark as the page layout turned out.
Although I normally tend to gravitate to stories about novel instrument uses, but lately I’ve become enamored with Chet Atkins. His lesson videos have inspired me to get my guitar out. You wont be getting a video of my performance though, so here is his.
Sorry I’ve been absent for the last six months. I’ve been busy finishing degree requirements. I also have a site redesign in the works(no clue when it will be finished).
In the mean time, here are some cool things you should have seen already:
mlrv 2.0–an open source program(hypersampler) for grid controllers. Featuring HUGE TEXT for a supporting contribution of $80.
The MeeBlip–An open source hardware synth based on the Atmega 32a. With lots of knobs.
I hope I haven’t become too obsessed with guitar hero knock-offs and derivatives lately, but this project seemed too fascinating to ignore.
http://www.thereminhero.com/
Theremin hero seems to adapt the theremin to function as a controller for guitar hero. The volume antenna controls the note trigger and the pitch antenna controls the note value. If you look at the note screen on the right side of the video, you’ll notice a little orientation arrow indication the selected note.
Impressive hack. If the little guitar shaped controller convinced people to take up guitar lessons, perhaps this game could inspire more people to take theremin lessons. I look forward to the day when throngs of disaffected youth punk-out in packed rooms watching a band stand perfectly still for an hour or more.
