[sdiy] Lego synth anyone?

[Senso]

>From: "Peter Forrest" <pforrest at vemia.co.uk>
>Subject: Re: [sdiy] Lego synth anyone?
>
> > Thinking of relays...... did anyone ever wire up a pinball 
>machine to output MIDI (or CV/gate)?  Sort of random sequences but 
>with some human intervention and frequent repetition of little 
>sections.
>
>Not random but anyway. Should be natural to any studio (using the Rock
>definition of a studio: Studio, a recording facitility with pinball machine).
>
> > Probably a stupid idea, but how easily could it be done?
>
>Easy. A few contact elements here and there, maybe some accelerometers to take
>the pushing and jerking and you should have a joy of quirky signals comming
>down the MIDI cable. Brings a new life to after-touch and pitch-bending!

And bringing new life to musicals with the rendition of "Pinball Wizard".  :-))

Senso



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