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Violin Made of Lasers Actually Sounds Lovely

Thursday, March 28, 2013 21:10
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Technology lecturer Dylan Menzies doesn’t play the violin in the traditional sense. Instead he uses software and lasers to translate the positioning, speed and motion of a traditional wooden bow into music
His optical sensor-driven O-Bow is encased in copper with a groove for the bowWired reports on his solution for replicating the sound of a violin but making something easier to play:
A system that uses synthesis software to translate data sent from an optical flow sensor, which tracks the speed, motion and angle of a wooden rod in high resolution as it is moved across it. The data is used to modify music created from a hooked-up keyboard (which creates the notes and pitch), meaning a player can replicate the subtle tones of a bow gliding across strings, not just the staccato notes produced by typical orchestral keyboard effects. Read more…More about Lasers, Musical Instruments, Musical Instrument, Music, and Tech

source: http://feeds.mashable.com/~r/Mashable/~3/Oy-7uVspiUY/



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