LEDs and Controller fret buttons. Seems overly complicated, so not sure if I'm going to continue down this rout...
...though the idea of making the controller into a "lo-fi" midi-synth where the midi is just a xylophone with solenoids or servo motors in it seemed charming and funny enough to be a possible place to take this. I do enjoy the combination of technological digital devices and physical mechanical pieces fusing together.
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Monday, November 26, 2012
Tuning in, Turning On
My final project is still not certain, but I want to involve the Guitar Hero controller I picked up for $4 at a second hand store. Below are two videos of involving the controller.
The first I downloaded Miditar Hero from http://miditarhero.wordpress.com/. It allows you to use the controller on your computer as a midi syth, and by downloading LoopBel it can communicate with an audio software program such as Adobe Audition, GarageBand, or Fruity Loops (which I used to test out).
After messing around with that I took apart the controller.....
...and looked at all the parts:
The first I downloaded Miditar Hero from http://miditarhero.wordpress.com/. It allows you to use the controller on your computer as a midi syth, and by downloading LoopBel it can communicate with an audio software program such as Adobe Audition, GarageBand, or Fruity Loops (which I used to test out).
After messing around with that I took apart the controller.....
...and looked at all the parts:
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