Proof of Concept getting ready!
As promised, here is a video showing off the saxophone as a MIDI-controller.
All keys are read out through hall effect sensors, interpreted by a ESP32 microcontroller. MIDI-notes are send through both Bluetooth and DIN-connection.
In this instance, digital breath information is provided by the Photon breath controller. This is a prototype developed by IMOXPLUS and Chris Graham. The mouthpiece is not commercially available yet.
Simply put, I made an EWI out of my sax 🙂
Next steps: design octave keys and provide analog envelope follower system for use with a standard acoustic saxophone mouthpiece.
To be continued!