Unique Music Controllers

I just read about this:

OCZ preps neural headband controller for release

and thought it would be interesting to start a thread on unique controllers.

A long time ago (I think it was 1972 or 73) I had an AlphaScan biofeedback monitor which was a brainwave detector (alpha, beta and theta) and trainer.

This is something like that but also has muscular and ocular response output.

Gives new meaning to the phrase - "can't get it out of my mind".

 

Here's another:

Using water surface as a music controller

 

what the......

 

jim, that was beautiful, thanks for that link.

 

Lemur: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3S9ymSWO0E"]YouTube - Jazzmutant Lemur playing metaphysical function from Reaktor[/ame]
Reacttable: [ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0h-RhyopUmc"]YouTube - reactable: basic demo #1[/ame]

 

timeless classic :
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xn4TgYkqdi8"]YouTube - Theremin Lydia Kavina plays "Claire de Lune"[/ame]

(Theremin played by Lydia Kavina, grand-niece of Theremin )

 

Pre-composed music played by robots controlled by plants

 

nice thread yamaha have released the tenori on recently
if you havn't seen it its like a monome 40h

[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_SGwDhKTrwU"]YouTube - TENORI-ON Product Demo Performance[/ame]
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plus theres these i found a bit back maxmsp controllers

[ame="http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Jug3iYAuJes&feature=related"]YouTube - Beat Blocks[/ame]

[ame]http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=IA3LAChHZZg[/ame]
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plus if you can't afford a lemur try this out monome.

http://monome.org/
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these so many different home made controllers out there
i have looked at reactivisions fludical tracker that seems to be good for midi but,also microcontrollers are good to learn a area of computing known as 'physical computing' interface a
microcontroller like ardunio ,wiring, pic, velleman code yourself an interface with the real world with software like processing
or c++ ,wish reaktor had more stuff for interfacing custom devices & recieving digital signals ,you could just hook up a potentiometer and tweak .add some buttons and switches
there you have it.

 

http://controllerism.com/

 

tenori on is nothing like monome. it doesnt work like monome, it doesnt control things like monome, it doesn't sound like monome.

 

Just saw this. Probably not unique but I haven't seen anyone use it yet.
http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/07/15/an_lcd_screen_with_knobs_on.html

 

great! thanks for this link

more info is here:

http://girtonlabs.googlepages.com/sensesurface

sowari

 

this last one is fabulous!

 

Sensesurface is one of the most clever stuff I've seen in controller land. I'm holding my breath for this to become commercial - Behringer or someone please pick this up!