MIDI-guitar (was: Touch Switches/TS instruments )

[Harry Bissell]

"J. Larry Hendry" wrote:

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> > From: Paul Perry <pfperry at melbpc.org.au>
> >
> > Yeah, but, since the two frets are adjacent, you
> > just need a bit of logic to say, 'hey the 3rd string
> > touches fret n and n+1, that means n'.... <snip> ....
>
> I like this idea if you are willing to give up string bending and such.
> What would be cool is if each string tensioner could be separate and could
> be used to send pitchbend based on a rise in tension on the string sounding
> that note (shorting those frets).  Of course, for polyphony, each string
> would need to be on its own channel because of the global nature of
> pitchbend.

Yamaha did this with an optical bend sensor, no problem

>
>
> However, I have a question.  Wouldn't it be necessary to count frets from
> the bridge end of the fretboard instead of the nut.  So, the "3rd string"
> is shorting (touching) "n" and "any other fret(s) below (toward the nut)"
> Other wise, one could not accommodate "bar chords".

Yes... the problem is that any string is shorted to any number of other
strings, both
by the fret nearest the bridge (which we want to sense) and the ones behind
that
we want to ignore...

>
>
> Larry Hendry (who can't play the dang guitar anyhow, but is enjoying the
> discussion)

If we get past this problem... you will probably LEARN guitar...

H^) harry