I have wondered for a long time as to what exactly the
Sonar*Axe does and what it takes to play. Apparently 3 things as seen in the new videos released by the
ElectroKraft Website. One, pair of welder goggles to protect your eyes from the Sonar insanity. Two, a pair of yellow rubber gloves most likely for the same reason. And three, a large reflective lab coat, but that one is just for looking cool. Thanks for making those Tony, now I really wonder what a three piece Sonar*Axe band would sound and look like?
I have wondered for a long time as to what exactly the Sonar*Axe does and what it takes to play. Apparently 3 things as seen in the new videos released by the ElectroKraft Website. One, pair of welder goggles to protect your eyes from the Sonar insanity. Two, a pair of yellow rubber gloves most likely for the same reason. And three, a large reflective lab coat, but that one is just for looking cool. Thanks for making those Tony, now I really wonder what a three piece Sonar*Axe band would sound and look like?
5 Comments:
At 12/17/2005 11:06:07 AM, Anonymous said…
and it makes me wonder who would pay $450 for an photo-theremin!
At 12/17/2005 11:37:13 AM, Master said…
Yeah, this is way better.
At 12/17/2005 12:17:25 PM, Tony said…
Hi,
It's a midi controller that uses a sonar sensor to pickup the position of one hand and a photocell to pickup the position of your other hand. So being a midi controller you can use it to control the sounds in any keyboard, synth or drum machine with a midi input.
It's also specially programmed to alter (bend) the regular general midi patches into strange weird sounds.
Thanks,
Tony
At 12/19/2005 12:20:56 AM, Anonymous said…
well, my bad then!
i suppose thats worth the asking price...
but how controllable can a photo-device be? wouldn't proximity be more controllable?
At 1/04/2006 01:36:19 PM, Tony said…
Hi,
"proximity"? Do you mean like a touch sensor? Sure you can do that too. You can make simple sensors that will just act like switches to turn on and off a note. Have you seen Futureman's Drumitar? (From Bela Flecks group). I'm pretty sure that's how his Drumitar works, just sensors (piezos) that act like switches which trigger each drum sound.
I like that too and planning to make something like that.
The use of sonar senors and photocells is for the effect of creating something that's like a Theremin. I'm a big fan of improvised music, I love unexpected sounds. The SonarAxe is one instrument I make that can produce unexpected sounds. This could be really cool when the SonarAxe is transmitting percussion notes. You can control the tempo but exactly which drum/percussion sound is produced (snare, bogo, timpani, etc.) is left to the realm of the unexpected.... woooo-woo--wooo wo
Thanks,
Tony
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