One of the frustrations with using keyboards as the predominant way in which to encode digital music is that they are a poor input device for capturing the nuances of wind and bowed instruments. Well, that's all about to change, as Hagai Davidoff illustrates in this video.
By using a Leap Motion controller, and the Reaktor "Ensemble Serenade III", he is able to mimic the motion of a bow on strings, and generate a richly textured set of outputs.
Hi, My Second VideoBlog demonstrates how to use a Pen, to virtually bow a Virtual Violin :) I've used Cubase 7.5, Leap Motion Controller, Gecko MIDI and the amazing free reaktor Ensemble Serenade III. Grab it while you can at: http://www.native-instruments.com/en/community/reaktor-user-library/entry/show/7463/ I welcome your Comments, Ideas & Questions.
If you are interested in experimenting with the Leap Motion controller for making music, you need to check out the Geco Midi Controller (http://uwyn.com/geco/) as can be seen in the video below:
Product website : http://uwyn.com/geco The artists in this video are, in order: Hagai Davidoff : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjF8JN5aVfc#t=321 Humanelectro : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-W_NYbPpkPQ#t=32 Dan Graham : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-6uRxyF2Wk Uriel Yehezkel : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32iBfZVY_68 Anton Maskeliade : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gmt6MTAWJI