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Patrick Smith wrote, in part: > > Ok guys....it's not looping but it is gear related. You should >investigate > the work of a man from New Zealand named Philip Dadson. [interesting stuff snipped, regretfully] > Anyhow From Scratch makes there own instruments. Dadson uses PVC pipes. > They are tuned and mounted in rows, along with other percussive sources. >He > has no heads on them. He uses a " paddle" (very similar in appearance to >a > ping pong paddle) to strike the tubes. I'm not sure where you might mount > your MIDI trigger, but this may be worth investigating. > > Dadson was written up many years ago in a wonderful journal called The > Journal of Experimental Musical Instruments. [snip] > They also have a web site. Good luck. I've been toying with the idea of PVC pipe for instruments myself, so this really tickled me. I went looking for the Web site, and didn't find it (got the URL handy?). What I did find tickled me just as much-- the Web site for the I-Cube system. I quote the introductory blurb: "Expand your horizons with the I-Cube, the ultimate Midi controller for musicians, DJs, dancers and interactive artists. The I-Cube lets you control your Midi set-up using almost any surface, space or movement. Capture body heat, distance, illumination, even G-Force and have that signal translated into Midi!" There's a lotta detail, and prices seem reasonable (i.e., a _lot_ less than I would have expected, though still beyond my means). Site is at http://www.infusionsystems.com/icube.htm -- John Pollock mailto:johnpollock@delphi.com http://people.delphi.com/johnpollock (Troubador Tech)