artto Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Check this out. My niece the opera singer now in a rock band with her husband brought this to my attention. http://www.djtechtools.com/2013/02/05/video-imogen-heaps-ableton-controlling-gloves/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksonbart Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Oh thank goodness, thought this thread was about a flexible bloke who could blow his own horn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 7, 2013 Share Posted February 7, 2013 Yeppem, JB, I've participated in the Hallelujah Chorus and also experienced neighborhood garage band after too many beers... Artto, as to the video, THIS is what the 21rst century was supposed to look like! 1. I want some, so I can choir myself and repeal everyone for hundreds of yards. 2. It's a completely new art form that is going to be the "will anything ever follow rock n roll" answer. Consider, we are just looking and listening to gen 1 of this techart. Mind boggling... Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 7, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 7, 2013 I'm old............that's just weird, but could probably be the next DJ craze ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I'm old............that's just weird, but could probably be the next DJ craze ? More, Elden. This lends itself to anything from Bach to Star Wars. Fusion of dance, performance, improvisation. The mind boggles. It's gonna be BIG. And I want a set. If MS isn't completely brain dead (open to question since Win8) they'll have a version of this out for XBox Kinect ASAP. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscarsear Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I think a more accurate definition would be human kinetic orchestration of digital sound. The instrumentation is artificial and already tuned. Instruments can not be played badly, just awkwardly. While creative it is also somewhat sterilized and I suppose burnished from another's perspective. They are not playing instruments. They are playing a computer. What would be scientifically interesting would be to hook the device up to a dolphin or whale and see if and how they use it for their own communications (entertainment?). Possibly it could become the 1st interspecies communications device? It could perhaps be used as a kinetic feedback tool for autistics or an acoustic orientation medium for infants. Next will be direct access to brain wave digital musical orchestration. Hook that up to an actively seizing brain -YIKES! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Favog Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I do have to admit that before I opened this thread I honestly thought about it being about arm-pit farts. [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2013 The mind boggles Well that does not take much sometimes, but your right it could go big for other applications also, movie soundtracks or anything where they want to match movement to sound very easily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2013 What would be scientifically interesting would be to hook the device up to a dolphin or whale and see if and how they use it for their own communications (entertainment?). Possibly it could become the 1st interspecies communications device? It could perhaps be used as a kinetic feedback tool for autistics or an acoustic orientation medium for infants. Next will be direct access to brain wave digital musical orchestration. Hook that up to an actively seizing brain -YIKES For science and medical it could be almost unlimited, allow animals to talk, allow people to communicate under situations impossible now like paralyzed or in a coma, could the brain help diagnose health problems the person couldn't, no telling where it could go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted February 8, 2013 Moderators Share Posted February 8, 2013 I do have to admit that before I opened this thred I honestly thought about it being about arm-pit farts. Me to, or worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxx Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 I do have to admit that before I opened this thred I honestly thought about it being about arm-pit farts. Me to, or worse. .... I was right there with you... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheEvan Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Imogen Heap is your niece??!! WOW![Y] Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 Here's a decent low-tech version: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy Dee Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 she makes it look easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seti Posted February 8, 2013 Share Posted February 8, 2013 That is so cool.... This isn't on the same level but Youn Sun Nah does some really interesting work with loop machine.. All vocals solo and she builds the song as she goes along. I really like Calypso Blues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 I'm old............that's just weird, but could probably be the next DJ craze ? It's gonna be BIG. And I want a set. If MS isn't completely brain dead (open to question since Win8) they'll have a version of this out for XBox Kinect ASAP. Dave Dave, funny you should mention this. One of my comments to my niece who showed me this was " I wonder what she's going to do when she (Imogen Heap) finds out that her rig won't work with Windows 9. [:S] BTW, I believe Imogen Heap is using a Kinect for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 Imogen Heap is your niece??!! WOW! Thanks for sharing. I wish. No, my niece studied opera at DePaul. Then she switched majors to audio arts and production. She's now in a rock band with her husband guitar player. My niece brought this to my attention. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
artto Posted February 9, 2013 Author Share Posted February 9, 2013 What I find interesting about this is its sort of the antithesis of what some moden "classical" composers ~ minimalists, like Steve Reich have done. In Steve Reich's Music for Eighteen Musicians he uses all natural acoustic instruments and human voices to make what sounds like it's electronic. It's an absolutely amazing piece of music to see and hear performed live. Don't miss it if you ever get a chance. And he doesn't do very many live performances. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted February 9, 2013 Share Posted February 9, 2013 Well, Artto's mention of Steve Reich caused me to think about Harry Partch. I've searched for a copy of "The World of Harry Partch" for decades. I rather doubt if a lot were pressed. Almost nobody remembers him, but he designed and built instruments that were completely unique, totally acoustic, and were works of visual art. Then, he composed for them. The looked and sounded like the classical instruments of an alien civilization. It was pretty neat stuff. The album I mentioned came with a beautiful color album-sized book with details and photos of the instruments. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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