01 Sep Mysl
Mysl
Spring 2006
Custom Hardware+Max/MSP
Using a BASIC Stamp, three distance sensors, and a gutted Mac Classic, I developed an interface to use with my Max/MSP looping patch. The distance sensors on either side controlled a stereo delay time. The loops and type of delay were controlled by a midi footpedal. The BASIC stamp actually output MIDI data and could be hooked up to any MIDI controllable device.
Making this interface allowed me to experience working with musical elements in a new context and allowed for certain gestural controls not possible with other interfaces. As with any new instrument, this one required some practice to get a hold of, and I’m not sure I ever quite got it, because the distance sensors were very odd things to work with, due to the lack of force feedback (which I tried to remedy by using old vinyl records as controllers). Something to be revisited in the future though.