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JAZZ HANDS #6
Bring me the octaves! This version features a handy octave system. I used the capacitive touch inputs available on the ESP32. Touching the first metal sensor transposes the MIDI output one octave lower, Touching both sensor 1 and 2 simultaneously transposes 2 octaves down. Touching only the second sensor will transpose the data 3 octaves…
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JAZZ HANDS #5
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…
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JAZZ HANDS #4
Upgrades all over! The hall effect switches were redesigned, the Teensy LC was upgraded to a Sparkfun ESP32 Thing and everything now has its place on a beautiful PCB. The sensors and magnets are attached to the body of the saxophone with sugru adhesive. A total of 32 digital sensors can be interpreted now. The…
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ARTICULATE @ DeSingel 2022
I curated this year’s ARTICULATE festival at DeSingel. Be welcome next week, it’s FREE!!Full program and practicals below: https://www.ap-arts.be/evenement/articulate-2022
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JAZZ HANDS #3:
Migrating to hall effect sensors.When scanning the keys of the saxophone, live sound is not needed for MIDI. This is a step in the right direction for making a true sax-controller.Parts used: hall effect sensors, magnets and a Teensy LC.
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JAZZ HANDS #2
Bringing the first audio to MIDI prototype to my artistic promotor Kurt Van Herck
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JAZZ HANDS #1
Saxophone to MIDI: phase 1 -> audio to MIDI This first prototype uses: Viga Music Tools piezo as a pickup, SecondSound DACO160EVK for audio to MIDI and an Axoloti and MIDI controller to generate the sound.In this first experiment I try to open up some new possibilities with chords. The Axoloti has 4 buttons attached…