Hi -- I'm on the exec board of the MIDI association and part of the committee organizing the Innovation Awards. Thanks for putting this together, really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. I'm really looking forward to seeing who the judges select as the winner of each category when the show happens later this year.
Some of my goals were to make the player move and the performance more visible and impactful to the audience. So, my initial concepts for Kara had two wheels player could roll. You can see those on the Kara Design Archives vid. The speed of the rotation would define the velocity. The direction would define MIDI channel. Two wheels, two directions -> 4 MIDI channels. Rolling stops, the note stops. However, it was hard to make the wheels roll in a consistent manner. And sooner or later, they would start to squek. 😆 Hence, I opted for calculating the velocity based on how long it takes for a player's finger to move from a touch sensor in the middle to the sensor on the edge. That's a bit like strumming a guitar. I wanted the "strummed" notes stay on infinetely until they are stopped. With real wheels that would have been impossible. After adding a gyroscope sensor to measure movement and designing features that can be felt with your fingers, I was satisfied with the physicality of the playing experience. How satisfied? You can see - halfway through - on the Taming Kara Controller vid. 😎 [Not going to make the mistake of adding links to this comment again.]
I would like to see @lookmumnocomputer recognised for his work midifying old instruments and also the makers of Arduino for making many creative projects possible
I just tinker, I'm not a live player, so there is not a lot there for me. However, that Demon Box does look promising. If they make it affordable I'd pick one up. I checked their website. Unfortunately, it's not available until Autumn. So, I signed up to their email list.
i agree with the accesibility issue alot , i develop instruments and my three rules are , - there needs to be a bodily necesity (resistance between the body and the instrument) there needs to be a learning curve , and there needs to be boundaries or limits in which you can be creative in a well defined space. but also im very happy that more poeple get to taste the magic of making music with accesible tools
negative latency is such a cool idea..damn!! imagine using really low cpu stuff that need large buffers like 512-1024 or more..and just having negative latency on your midi drum pads also very insterested in the halleffect keyboard. My wish is its also just a regular pc keyboard
Imagine if actors used a voice synthesizer to deliver their lines instead of their voices. That’s what a lot of these “no performance talent required” instruments remind me of.
@@kristofaxelson5088 - Yes, in my silly world, they totally make me think of talentless screenwriters. Thanks for reading between the lines and figuring out what I really meant to say!
Thanks for the mention. 🙂 Happy to supply PCB/software if people are interested in a DIY build. (It's based on the new generation of Hall-effect keyswitches like the Lekker L45 or Gateron KS-20. Still finalising the case design.)
The video about sensitive buttons and hall effects made me mad ^^ It would be possible to create a midi controlleur for finger drumming without using a piezzo ?? Need to learn more
@@blueangel333333 tiny magnet on each fingertip and Hall Effect sensors on the surface, means you could make a Terry Bozio-sized drum kit in a pack of smokes. In DIY
Zen Hemisphere uses proximity sensors, presumably Infra Red. And learnt just now, Inductíve, Magnetic, Capacitive, mmwave radar, others às Proximity sensors. Hall Effects proximity sensors exist, but it's take putting little magnets on fingertips for the first two to work. Capacitive proximity sensors are how it is when your phone or tablet does something while pausing with fingertip just above the screen, so this one or IR On Zen Hemisphere. MIDIMax has the Hall Effects switches, same type as keyboards.e 60-80GHz mmwave radar sensors can see your pulse rate from across the room through walls. A phased array could do what they were saying about wifi seeing through walls mapping bodies.
@@NerdMusician that's pressure only, i'n'it? copypasta Velostat, also known as Linqstat, is a black, conductive, and pressure-sensitive plastic sheet that changes resistance when pressure is applied to it. Why 'velo' in the name, who knows
Velocity with single contact buttons is not that special. For example Alesis did this in the HR16 by placing piezoe disks near to the buttons. Adding magnets and hall sensors is another old time favorite.
Hey, nice review. I’m participating too in the Hardware prototype category. I made an ultra programmable MIDI router to enhance any controller or synth that are MIDI compatible. I would love to have your thoughts. (full video of the project on my channel)
@@l1v3music your webdevs designed it to be fancy on big screen, not mobile, and definitely did not test it. Both sites are accessible, barely navigable, mostly unreadable, l1v3 box site's intro hardware the rest menu only pulls-out each section's subsection then no response for any of all the sections, subsection access is zero. Have great success.
I saw your video, your project is really great! I'd love to make a video with you so you can tell us more about it! What do you think? My email is: gustavosilveira@musiconerd.com
Learn how to build your MIDI Controllers: go.musiconerd.com/nerd-musician-pro
Hi -- I'm on the exec board of the MIDI association and part of the committee organizing the Innovation Awards. Thanks for putting this together, really enjoyed hearing your thoughts. I'm really looking forward to seeing who the judges select as the winner of each category when the show happens later this year.
Great to hear from you! And congrats for your work on this, we really appreacite it! Lemme know if I can help in any way.
2025 - we are still using MIDI 1.0 spec and your friend is asking you for a midi cable
Pentium II 333 MHz
Some of my goals were to make the player move and the performance more visible and impactful to the audience.
So, my initial concepts for Kara had two wheels player could roll. You can see those on the Kara Design Archives vid.
The speed of the rotation would define the velocity. The direction would define MIDI channel. Two wheels, two directions -> 4 MIDI channels. Rolling stops, the note stops.
However, it was hard to make the wheels roll in a consistent manner. And sooner or later, they would start to squek. 😆
Hence, I opted for calculating the velocity based on how long it takes for a player's finger to move from a touch sensor in the middle to the sensor on the edge. That's a bit like strumming a guitar.
I wanted the "strummed" notes stay on infinetely until they are stopped. With real wheels that would have been impossible.
After adding a gyroscope sensor to measure movement and designing features that can be felt with your fingers, I was satisfied with the physicality of the playing experience.
How satisfied? You can see - halfway through - on the Taming Kara Controller vid. 😎
[Not going to make the mistake of adding links to this comment again.]
I want a Demon Box right now.
Drumbeam or the negative latency zen drum, though the demon bix is pretty cool...
I would like to see @lookmumnocomputer recognised for his work midifying old instruments and also the makers of Arduino for making many creative projects possible
@lookmumnocomputer is the event's host!
I just tinker, I'm not a live player, so there is not a lot there for me. However, that Demon Box does look promising. If they make it affordable I'd pick one up. I checked their website. Unfortunately, it's not available until Autumn. So, I signed up to their email list.
i agree with the accesibility issue alot , i develop instruments and my three rules are , - there needs to be a bodily necesity (resistance between the body and the instrument) there needs to be a learning curve , and there needs to be boundaries or limits in which you can be creative in a well defined space. but also im very happy that more poeple get to taste the magic of making music with accesible tools
I'm with you a 100%.
negative latency is such a cool idea..damn!! imagine using really low cpu stuff that need large buffers like 512-1024 or more..and just having negative latency on your midi drum pads
also very insterested in the halleffect keyboard. My wish is its also just a regular pc keyboard
The midi theremin is COOL AF. I can see Jean Michel Jarre going nuts watching the video!! 😂😂😂
Totally! But, I guess he did the laser harp thing ages ago!
Wow! That's fun!
Hall Effect sensors measure magnetic field proximity.
Imagine if actors used a voice synthesizer to deliver their lines instead of their voices. That’s what a lot of these “no performance talent required” instruments remind me of.
So they make you think of screenwriters?
@@kristofaxelson5088 - Yes, in my silly world, they totally make me think of talentless screenwriters. Thanks for reading between the lines and figuring out what I really meant to say!
The guitar thing homeboy needs a MIDI hair brush.
Would love to hear more about Midihex and if even Diy-able.
Message him to talk to me and we'll do a video! :p
Thanks for the mention. 🙂 Happy to supply PCB/software if people are interested in a DIY build. (It's based on the new generation of Hall-effect keyswitches like the Lekker L45 or Gateron KS-20. Still finalising the case design.)
@@NerdMusician super to hear! will keep a look out for an upcoming post from you!
@@benglover6854 could you share a link?
Thanks Nerd! I'm helluva proud of the Kara MIDI Controller.
The next version will be even more futuristic. 👍🏻
- Tomi
Amazing work, Tomi! Would like to have a chat? We could make a Live here and interact where you could talk about the Kara building process!
@@NerdMusician Sounds good! Do you have time next week?
Bem interessantes os instrumentos, a Demon Box é massa. E ali atrás pendurado é um charango?
Sim, novo membro da família!
Amazing video, keep the amazing work, Gustavo!
s2s2
All of Steve Archers projects are great. Stoneburner is always a good time when they come through.
The video about sensitive buttons and hall effects made me mad ^^
It would be possible to create a midi controlleur for finger drumming without using a piezzo ?? Need to learn more
With velocity, the standard is using a PCB with a material called velostat, which is used in pressure sensors. But his apporach is new to me!
@@blueangel333333 tiny magnet on each fingertip and Hall Effect sensors on the surface, means you could make a Terry Bozio-sized drum kit in a pack of smokes. In DIY
Zen Hemisphere uses proximity sensors, presumably Infra Red. And learnt just now, Inductíve, Magnetic, Capacitive, mmwave radar, others às Proximity sensors.
Hall Effects proximity sensors exist, but it's take putting little magnets on fingertips for the first two to work. Capacitive proximity sensors are how it is when your phone or tablet does something while pausing with fingertip just above the screen, so this one or IR On Zen Hemisphere.
MIDIMax has the Hall Effects switches, same type as keyboards.e 60-80GHz mmwave radar sensors can see your pulse rate from across the room through walls. A phased array could do what they were saying about wifi seeing through walls mapping bodies.
@@NerdMusician that's pressure only, i'n'it?
copypasta
Velostat, also known as Linqstat, is a black, conductive, and pressure-sensitive plastic sheet that changes resistance when pressure is applied to it.
Why 'velo' in the name, who knows
oh man midi goblin would make a lot of sense
Midi goblin deez nuts?
voting for ShowMIDI! it's the midi ox reel succesor
Velocity with single contact buttons is not that special. For example Alesis did this in the HR16 by placing piezoe disks near to the buttons. Adding magnets and hall sensors is another old time favorite.
I'm still waiting for the suppository MIDI controller. Sigh, maybe 2025.
Equal Temperament has significantly eroded Musical Creativity for at least a Century.
the copycats are responsible
Agreed!
Hey, nice review. I’m participating too in the Hardware prototype category. I made an ultra programmable MIDI router to enhance any controller or synth that are MIDI compatible. I would love to have your thoughts. (full video of the project on my channel)
@@l1v3music your webdevs designed it to be fancy on big screen, not mobile, and definitely did not test it.
Both sites are accessible, barely navigable, mostly unreadable, l1v3 box site's intro hardware the rest menu only pulls-out each section's subsection then no response for any of all the sections, subsection access is zero.
Have great success.
I saw your video, your project is really great! I'd love to make a video with you so you can tell us more about it! What do you think? My email is: gustavosilveira@musiconerd.com
@@NerdMusician just sent an email 👋
Are you wearing a Robert Crumb drawing?
Nope :/
MIDI INNOVATION??????? MIDI??? A technology from the early 80s that hasn't changed almost at all giving innovation awards???? Lmao.
Achei o primeiro mt doido❤
None of these will see the light of day hardly. Every item looks like a toy. This is not how you should use midi. my personal opinion.
it’s 2024 and midi is still a …