30 Dec
2018
30 Dec
'18
2:29 p.m.
On 30/12/2018 11:08, Ralf Mardorf wrote:
On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 01:40:17 +0100, Dominique Michel
wrote:
Congratulations Dominique,
that's a very nice project :), nice that you make the schematics public
domain.
I guess I tried to play Thermin a long time ago for less than a
minute ;). How long does it take to learn how to play it in a usable
manner?
Unfortunately playing a Thermin has got a learning curve, while playing
the Animoog via touch screen is easy to do and does sound almost the
same as a Thermine.
However, I like all kinds of synthesizer keyboard replacements that
could add some extra touch to the playing, that can't be done by a
keyboard. Unfortunately I'm not aware of Thermin antennas, guitar synth
and even something comparable to the Animoog touch screen thingy, that
is able to provide the data by MIDI out. The Animoog as well as the
Roland GR-55 guitar synth provide MIDI out, but the MIDI data does not
provide what you get while playing the Animoog with a finger or when
using the Roland GR-55's onboard synth.
Guten Rutsch!
Ralf
The problem is how to effect the changes is pitch and volume of what is
essentially
a continuous note. It can be done by using pitch-bend and aftertouch
messages but
finding a synth that responds properly to these is a problem. I've been
using
Fluidsynth mostly, but it totally ignores pitch bend messages! You need
something
which can handle extended pitch bend - several octaves ideally!
I have an Artiphon Instrument 1 which I would love to use as a fretless bass
but that uses pitch bend messages to effect the slides and Fluidsynth just
ignores them.
Bill
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