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Toward an Understanding of Musical Gesture: Mapping Expressive Intention with the Digital Baton
Toward an Understanding of Musical Gesture: Mapping Expressive Intention with the Digital Baton: A look at gestural devices as controllers for electronic sound creation (MIDI Controllers)
http://web.media.mit.edu/~marrin/Thesis.htm |
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Wave Idea
Wave Idea: Makers of the Bitstream Pro universal MIDI controller and providers of schematics and kits (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.midicontroller.com/english/index_e.htm |
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Rubicon Systems
Rubicon Systems: Makers of hardware and software to turn a Palm Pilot into a MIDI controller (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.rubiconsystems.co.uk/ |
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STEIM
STEIM: Center for research and development of instruments and tools for performers in the electronic performance arts. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.steim.nl/ |
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Buchla Lightning II
Buchla Lightning II: Specialized MIDI controller that senses the position and movement of handheld wands and transforms this information to MIDI signals. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.buchla.com/lightning/index.html |
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Gulbransen, Inc.
Gulbransen, Inc.: Makes products which add MIDI capabilities to acoustic pianos. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.gulbransen.com/ |
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Buchla and Associates
Buchla and Associates: Makers of the Lightning II and Marimba Lumina controllers. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.buchla.com/ |
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IBK
IBK: Knob-based MIDI controllers for hard or software synthesizers (MIDI Controllers)
http://members.aol.com/uwekeinki/index.html |
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Digital Dance System
Digital Dance System: Sensor system designed by DIEM (Danish Institute of Electroacoustic Music) (MIDI Controllers)
http://hjem.get2net.dk/diem/products.html |
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Infusion Systems
Infusion Systems: Makers of the I-CubeX MIDI sensor control interface (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.infusionsystems.com/ |
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The Soundbeam Project
The Soundbeam Project: A device which senses movements by people standing nearby and converts them into MIDI (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.soundbeam.co.uk/ |
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Marimba Lumina
Marimba Lumina: Electronic MIDI controller. Includes a traditionally arrayed set of electronic bars and some (not so traditional) trigger pads and strips (reminiscent of early ribbon controllers). (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.buchla.com/mlumina/index.html |
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Axon
Axon: Neural-net based MIDI controllers for guitar and bass (MIDI Controllers)
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/bluechipmusic/ |
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Controller Zone
Controller Zone: The controller page at Synth Zone (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.synthzone.com/ctrlr.htm |
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Kenton Electronics
Kenton Electronics: UK specialists in MIDI to Control Voltage conversion and MIDI control (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.kenton.co.uk/ |
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MIDI Solutions Inc.
MIDI Solutions Inc.: Manufacturer of MIDI processing products. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.midisolutions.com/ |
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STEIM products: Sensorlab
STEIM products: Sensorlab: Small, general purpose, analog to MIDI interface for the prototyping of musical instruments and interactive control systems. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.steim.org/steim/sensor.html |
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MTC Express
MTC Express: Multi-touch controllers with patent-protected, pressure sensitive, smart fabric. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.tactex.com/prodMTC.htm |
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Chordboard
Chordboard: CX10 Keyboard Controller sends out preprogrammed chords similar to "one touch" chords on a Casio Tone (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.chordboard.com/ |
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Body Synth
Body Synth: Uses muscle movements to trigger MIDI events. It can be attached to any set of muscles. (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.synthzone.com/bsynth.html |
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Tactex Controls Inc.
Tactex Controls Inc.: Makers of multi-touch, pressure sensitive input devices (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.tactex.com/ |
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Optimusic Light to MIDI controller
Optimusic Light to MIDI controller: Creates note on and off messages depending on where light beams are broken (MIDI Controllers)
http://www.optimusic.com/ |
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Starr Labs
Starr Labs: Controllers including guitars, digital fingerboards, MIDI percussion, and other unusual MIDI instruments. (MIDI Controllers)
http://catalog.com/starrlab/ |
Additional
Information: Hardware MIDI controllers generate MIDI signals which are played by synthesizers, but they do not make sounds themselves.
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