On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 12:29:10 +0000 Bill Purvis <bill@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >On 30/12/2018 11:08, Ralf Mardorf wrote: >> On Sun, 30 Dec 2018 01:40:17 +0100, Dominique Michel wrote: >>> https://github.com/domichel/black_star_theremin >> Congratulations Dominique, >> >> that's a very nice project :), nice that you make the schematics public >> domain. >> >> I guess I tried to play Thermin a long time ago for less than a >> minute ;). How long does it take to learn how to play it in a usable >> manner? >> >> Unfortunately playing a Thermin has got a learning curve, while playing >> the Animoog via touch screen is easy to do and does sound almost the >> same as a Thermine. >> >> However, I like all kinds of synthesizer keyboard replacements that >> could add some extra touch to the playing, that can't be done by a >> keyboard. Unfortunately I'm not aware of Thermin antennas, guitar synth >> and even something comparable to the Animoog touch screen thingy, that >> is able to provide the data by MIDI out. The Animoog as well as the >> Roland GR-55 guitar synth provide MIDI out, but the MIDI data does not >> provide what you get while playing the Animoog with a finger or when >> using the Roland GR-55's onboard synth. >> >> Guten Rutsch! >> Ralf >The problem is how to effect the changes is pitch and volume of what is >essentially >a continuous note. It can be done by using pitch-bend and aftertouch >messages but >finding a synth that responds properly to these is a problem. I've been >using >Fluidsynth mostly, but it totally ignores pitch bend messages! You need >something >which can handle extended pitch bend - several octaves ideally! > >I have an Artiphon Instrument 1 which I would love to use as a fretless bass >but that uses pitch bend messages to effect the slides and Fluidsynth just >ignores them. > >Bill Yoshimi can cover quite a wide range. In 'Controllers' Set it to 1200 and it's +- 1 octave. The smoothness is very dependent on the control source. Here, out of 3 keyboards only the ancient SY35 gives a really good response :o -- Will J Godfrey http://www.musically.me.uk Say you have a poem and I have a tune. Exchange them and we can both have a poem, a tune, and a song. _______________________________________________ Linux-audio-user mailing list Linux-audio-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxaudio.org/listinfo/linux-audio-user
