When we last caught up with the touch-less, gestural music-making of composer Chris Vik, the Australian musician was sharing his own Kinectar software and playing both dubstep and ambient scores for modern dance. Now, Vik is back playing a very substantial physical instrument: Melbourne’s four story-tall, MIDI-retrofitted Town Hall Organ. Here, the Max-powered software takes on some very big sound from some very big pipes.
He writes:
I’ve created my own software Kinectar, which allows the use of the Kinect to control MIDI devices, ie. playing notes through simple gestures and motion. The Melbourne Town Hall Organ got a referb in the late 90s adding the ability of MIDI messages to active the notes… this happened.
Controlling a 4-story pipe organ with the Kinect
Previously: From Beautiful Ambient Modern Dance to Dubstep, Gestures to Music in Kinect (Download the Tool)
That’s really impressive stuff. Excellent work.
That’s really impressive stuff. Excellent work.
That’s really impressive stuff. Excellent work.
Wow, that’s fantastic!! Been holding off on the Kinect camera, but don’t think I can hold out much longer.
Wow, that’s fantastic!! Been holding off on the Kinect camera, but don’t think I can hold out much longer.
Wow, that’s fantastic!! Been holding off on the Kinect camera, but don’t think I can hold out much longer.