Nice project, similar to REMI EWI. But did you find the pressure sensor good enough for the task? Wasn't the range of the sensor too high for human breath? I think that maybe MP3V5004GP or ABPLLND060MGAA3 might be more appropriate, although they are pricey and not that easy to find. I want to create something similar but with position sensitive strip (so called softpot) - it might make fingering more interesting with glissandos and without complex fingering patterns to learn. Just slide your finger up until you reach the note, and with time you might develop muscle memory for how far to slide to reach the desired note. Considering that we have total control over MIDI signals, we might use proper quantization and also learning mode where the note sounds really quiet until you slide to the desired note and then stop for more than 100ms or so - thus you will hear some low volume feedback while sliding and then when you feel like you've found the right note, you just stop sliding and the note sounds as loud as you blow it. Or you can split the strip in virtual sections marked with some rubber lines to make each note distinct. Of course, classic woodwind fingerings wouldn't work because the softpot doesn't support multitouch. Anyway, lots of possibilities with both softpot, touch sensors or even physical buttons for those who want more saxophone-like feel.
@gordongood9 жыл бұрын
Very cool, Gwen. Is your code available anywhere?
@gwenshacks27429 жыл бұрын
I don't have it available anywhere currently, but if you are wanting to do something similar, I'd be glad to give you some help.
@gordongood9 жыл бұрын
I'm curious what challenges you've run into with the Teensy LC, and any practical experience/caveats you have with capacitive touch sending and longer wire lengths. I've used the Teensy 3.0/3.1/3.2 in a number of projects, and shapelock, too! See gordophone.blogspot.com.
@gwenshacks27429 жыл бұрын
Gordon Good The LC is pretty close to the 3.x, and for this project, i didn't have any big issues. The capacitive touch didn't give me any issues with the long wires. You do need to look at the values you get to make sure your threshold for touch is set high enough. The other thing with using it on a wind instrument is that you need a tactile reference for where the pads are. That is why i used the rubber o-rings around the touch pads. There is a bit more info here: hackaday.io/project/6126-midi-wind-controller