In this video, I explore six spatial performance tools and techniques for making music with gestures. I look at expression mapping, notes and chords in space, timing and scale correction, and options for software, modular and standalone setups.
Timeline
0:00 Intro
1:40 HANDMATE
3:10 Expression maps
4:15 Thin air notes
4:40 Muting notes
5:10 Scale qtz.
5:35 Timing correct
5:55 Chords in space!
6:40 LEAP MOTION
8:10 GECO V2
9:25 CC Notes (JazzMe)
10:45 CC Air drums
11:25 BeatFader MIDI
12:25 Uwe’s set
14:35 MI.MU Glover
16:10 Posture qualifier
17:40 MODULAR
18:00 Theremin
18:30 Pitch qtz.
19:10 Timing correction
19:40 Flame TAKT
21:20 Flame TON
22:20 STANDALONE
22:10 Theremini
22:40 Flux
24:40 MIDI in AR?
25:10 Misc tools
25:45 More?
Links and notes from the video description
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LINKS:
Try Musikraken for free (which I was not aware of!): https://musikraken.com/webmidi
Handmate: https://monlim.github.io/Handmate-MIDI/
Uwe's Live Set: https://youtu.be/Q8AxhbCL-rM?si=Fn_FWG3c8vl7Ni7g
Uwe's Max for Live device: https://maxforlive.com/library/device.php?id=12053
My track with Flux and Super Gemini: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZxIvYt3epoA
Leap Motion v2: https://leap2.ultraleap.com/products/leap-motion-controller-2/
GECO v2: https://uwyn.com/geco/
JazzMe: https://4live.me/l/Zmmw
MI.MU Glover: https://mimugloves.com/glover/
Beatfader: https://beatsurfing.com/audio-plugins/beatfader/
Flame's TAKT: https://www.flame-instruments.com/flame2/instruments_modular.html#taktik
Flame's TON: https://www.flame-instruments.com/flame2/instruments_modular.html#ton
Moog's Theremini: https://www.moogmusic.com/products/etherwave-theremins/theremini
SOMA Flux: https://somasynths.com/flux/
Virtuoso for Meta Quest 3: https://www.meta.com/experiences/4705981139481778/
MIDI Widgets for Apple's Vision Pro: https://uwyn.com/midiwidgets/
MIDI Wrist for Apple Watch: https://uwyn.com/midiwrist-unleashed/
MIDI Blaster: https://thisisnoiseinc.com/pages/midi-blaster
ROLI Airwave: https://roli.com/eu/experience/airwave-learn
Floyd's $20 Ring video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aNxuAbEwvM
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