Re: piezo mics and midi dancers

["Dennis Leas" <dennis@mail.worldserver.com>]

Steve, if you're a DIY, kit-building kind of guy, you might want to check
out the PAIA MIDI Brain kit:
http://www.paia.com/midibrn.htm#thumdrum
The MIDI Brain is available in two configurations.  1) The MIDI Fader
converts 8 channels of 0-5 V (like that supplied by a potentiameter 
circuit)
to MIDI CC messages.  2) The MIDI Drum Brain converts trigger pulses from 8
channels into MIDI note-on/-off messages.  The pulses can be produced by
piezo pickups.

Hope this helps.

Dennis Leas
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dennis@mail.worldserver.com


----- Original Message -----
From: "SRice" <srice44@yahoo.com>
To: <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com>
Cc: <alex@pixar.com>; <matthias@grob.org>
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 12:32 PM
Subject: piezo mics and midi dancers


>
> Wow, the piezo mic information is getting great!
> I'm glad that some people who really know what they
> are talking about are here.  I don't know much
> except I was able to rig one up in a couple of
> minutes.
>
> Now for what would be _really_ exciting- a
> convergence of the midi controller and piezo
> threads.
>
> Using the MidiSolutions box, I can use a potentiometer
> to send midi cc commands.  Is it possible, (holding
> my breath) to have a piezo electric transducer
> vary a resistance, which drives the midi box...
>
> I'm sure somehow it could be done, so the question
> is really is it inexpensive, and easy enough that
> someone would actually send a circuit diagram?
>
> Yours in rhythm,
> Steve
>
>
>
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