Posted by wrench in Wiimote Synthesizer
on Okt 22nd, 2009 | 0 comments
In the fall of 2009 I wrote an essay in Musicology about how the user interface of instruments affects the way we play and compose music. The twist however was that instead of researching existing instruments I decided to ”create” one. What I did was to program a a Wii remote to be used as a MIDI-control unit. This way I could play it like an instruments at the same time as adjusting control parameters.
This ofcourse has been done before and seen on youtube. However, these videos feature a much simpler and restricted take on the subject. While most are satisfied with playing a couple of...
