[Music] Alternative Music Controllers
One of the unexpected pearls of knowledge and wisdom I’ve come across since being at ITP are all the new alternative music controllers/creators being developed out there.
Some part of it certainly has to do with the Program’s NIME class which is very popular and downright entertaining (mindblowing, even).
Lots of fellow students are playing with the Monome (see below) which is a much cheaper version/concept of the Tenori-On also below. Check out the alt. guitar type devices, one of which was created for the NIME class by Paul Rothman.
Then, of course, to top it all off is Nullsleep, at forefront of the vanguard for new music controllers and musicianship. One of the fathers(?) of 8 bit music (also known as ChipTunes), NullSleep (aka Jeremiah Johnson) hacks into the sound cards of old Nintendo Gameboys in order to create new music. Check it out!
Ethan
That digital guitar controller is amazing! I covet.