Tim Thompson, aka Artful Codger, was undoubtedly one of the most unique competitors in The West Coast Championship Controller Battle last June. Thompson wowed the audience and the judges with his hand made Space Palette controller, which was based on the Microsoft Kinect and sounds...
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Controllerism is undoubtedly becoming a more common approach to performing live music, but it’s no one-trick pony. Many controllerists are using some of the same techniques and philosophies for live visual performance. “It’s really fun to treat video as an instrument and just feel like...
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There have been a few experiments with touch strip controllers that offer LED feedback over the years, including the Stribe from Curious Inventor and the Novation Twitch. The most recent such controller to emerge is the VMeter, a very small, yet very versatile little toy...
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There’s been some hype surrounding the upcoming Soundplane A controller from Madrona Labs. According to Madrona, the touch controller will offer a very high level of control over computer-generated sounds and note articulation, comparable to actual acoustic instruments. This controller has been three years in...
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