Interactive Gloves

This is really awesome, I've seen gloves being used for various things before but this is by far the best I've seen. The amount of things that she can do with the gloves and the through using stage positioning is really impressive. These are primarily a performance tool however. It makes me wonder what other thins gloves could be used for.. perhaps DJ'ing or composing. I think it would be even better if a visual element was developed for these gloves as although the sound is interesting and seeing her move on stage, having a visual backdrop would really help create a better atmosphere.

Arduino - Light Music

This is especially interesting as its about getting away from the standard computer interface and being able to interact in different ways to create different sounds. I find it interesting that although it requires skill to make this kind of application, somebody else who doesn't have the same skill set could still use the interface fairly easily. It seems important that when you change the way you interact with something, that it still remains clear and user friendly to allow anyone to be able to use or enjoy the work. 

Its also interesting about how he refers to the technology as 'adult lego'. As if you don't really need to know the ins and outs of the technology to successfully bring an idea to life. Rather just how it fits together and the general idea of how it should work. 

Game Controller Sound Design

I really like the idea of changing an interface to take the user outside of their comfort zone and control something they already know how to use. I think this is a great way for finding new techniques, sounds and ways to experiment as the user approaches the activity with a fresh mentality and interface to match.

The above video from what I can tell is controlling oscillators and other functions but something like this could also be used for sample manipulation, DJ'ing, recording triggers and extensive modulation. It would certainly force me into thinking about sound design differently if I was controlling a synth with a games controller for example.

Just an observation but - sounds like the kinda effects you'd hear in the transformers films

Original Link:
http://www.synthtopia.com/content/2010/12/11/xbox-360-osc-music-controller/

Master Writer

I am very interested in vocal productions and working with vocalist, even though I'm not experiences in doing do. Because of this i've looked into lyric writing and different techniques. Although i know we covered the cut up technique in lectures, I was thinking of the more conventional techniques. Master Writer is a commercial piece of software that is designed for poetry and lyric writing. Whilst this is really a glorified thesaurus, it did make me think outside the box. If you were to use the power of a program like this, with max/msp, then instead of always writing your lyrics to a song or to the music, maybe the music could write the lyrics for you. The output of words could possibly be dependant on the speed, notes and velocity of your performance.

It is likely that in order for sentences to make sense or rhyme, it would need to work in a similar way to master writer but with algorithms in place to order verbs, nouns, adjectives and so forth. It may turn out similar to the cut up method where it may not make much sense by the end, but it would still be the result of the music writing the lyrics and not vice versa.