[LAD] Mind control hardware/software for Audio

Bengt Gördén bengan at bag.org
Thu Aug 28 07:50:52 UTC 2008


Den Thursday 28 August 2008 09.27.07 skrev Patrick Shirkey:
> Jens M Andreasen wrote:
> > But without having the actual device available for investigation, it's
> > quite impossible to form any opinion on its usefulness.
>
> Not surprising really.
>
> I'm trying to figure out how a drummer would trigger events.
>
> It would be fairly impractical and stupid looking to be jumping around
> and waving your arms about just to get a kick drum or a snare to trigger.
>
> Maybe it could be run by emotion. As in you think a happy thought and
> the bass kicks in. The happier the thought the louder the bass... Sad
> thought and the tinkly chimes are triggered?

Just a suggestion. You need tempo also. I can't see (I'm not saying it can't 
be done) how you could think so many happy thoughts that you could play, let 
say prestissimo (extremely fast). I think even adagio (about one happy 
thought a second) would be problematic.


/bengan



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