Roland Rock Posted October 25, 2014 Share Posted October 25, 2014 (edited) This guy Onyx Ashanti is a real innovator. I don't pretend to know even a fraction of how he does this stuff, but it seems to be like a virtual sax, consisting of a mouthpiece and two handpieces (that he has invented and 3D printed), each sensitive to various movements, inhaling, exhaling, and voice, and converting to sounds. Not only does it look to be upping the game in terms of expression and improvisation for this genre, but looks* and sounds great too. These three videos show the evolution of the interface. He even seems to have introduced 'eye gaze' technology with those glasses. In the third vid, the music starts around 3:25 http://youtu.be/8bJsxIeg5iQ http://youtu.be/8hlBOp5glBw http://youtu.be/EdKynSpKimg *or looks stupid, depending on your point of view. The lights seem to have evolved by the second video. Edited October 31, 2014 by Roland Rock Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Rock Posted October 28, 2014 Author Share Posted October 28, 2014 Haha, just checked on this thread, zero views in three days. I'm guessing that the words 'Innovative Electronic Midi Content' are universally untempting :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Annoying Twit Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 (edited) It looks interesting. But when I saw the thread, I assumed that it would be some sort of MIDI bass. I've just googled, and the makers of the 'Yourock' MIDI guitar (which can be put in all fourths tuning I believe) are working on a professional version. Edited October 30, 2014 by Annoying Twit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 30, 2014 Share Posted October 30, 2014 Really interesting, especially the way the whole thing evolves - video 1 is an interesting concept but he could really be making that music in numerous different ways, but by video 3 you get the sense of his body working with the technology, making some pretty unique sounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mykesbass Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 [quote name='Roland Rock' timestamp='1414527571' post='2590343'] Haha, just checked on this thread, zero views in three days. I'm guessing that the words 'Innovative Electronic Midi Content' are universally untempting :-D [/quote] Looks like it's time for a new title (unless my thread killing skills have come back to haunt me) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveFry Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 I hope this reply fits in a thread on the future of improvisation . After 1hr12mins08secs in on this video the 74 yr-old improvises along to some loops using his home rig which he had transported on-stage for the talk ; We don't hear the first addition to the loops until after he has played it , but we hear the subsequent additions as he plays . [url="http://youtu.be/rUUVaOkUcS0?t=1h12m9s"]youtu.be/rUUVaOkUcS0?t=1h12m9s[/url] - I kept expecting to hear Jaco join in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiltyG565 Posted October 31, 2014 Share Posted October 31, 2014 Awesome! It's kind of an extrapolation on the Hot Hand, isn't it? Similar idea, but different execution (and much cooler, IMO). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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