Re: [LAD] Mind control hardware/software for Audio

Bengt Gördén wrote:
> Den Thursday 28 August 2008 09.27.07 skrev Patrick Shirkey:
>
>> Jens M Andreasen wrote:
>>
>>> But without having the actual device available for investigation, it's
>>> quite impossible to form any opinion on its usefulness.
>>>
>> Not surprising really.
>>
>> I'm trying to figure out how a drummer would trigger events.
>>
>> It would be fairly impractical and stupid looking to be jumping around
>> and waving your arms about just to get a kick drum or a snare to trigger.
>>
>> Maybe it could be run by emotion. As in you think a happy thought and
>> the bass kicks in. The happier the thought the louder the bass... Sad
>> thought and the tinkly chimes are triggered?
>>
>
> Just a suggestion. You need tempo also. I can't see (I'm not saying it can't
> be done) how you could think so many happy thoughts that you could play, let
> say prestissimo (extremely fast). I think even adagio (about one happy
> thought a second) would be problematic.
>
>
>

Hehehe

I'm seeing it now.

Think of a conductor moving the baton.

The speed of the baton and maybe the direction could set the tempo. The
thought sets the sample. Stamp your foot to change to a different sample
etc...

Would look like one of those dancing policemen directing traffic.

-- 
Patrick Shirkey
Boost Hardware Ltd.
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