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Acoustic flute, STEIM USB box, arduino

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 11:38 — Jon

Anne La Berge is interested in extending the acoustic flute via various hardware and software in both composed and improvised settings.

Anne La Berge writes —
“I consider the acoustic flute as an integrated part of my controllers. For non acoustic input I use commercial controller pedals and switches connected to a STEIM USB box. I am also building a set of controllers for ensemble players using the arduino which include simple knobs and switches.

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Anne La Berge: acoustic flute, STEIM USB box, arduino

Tooka

Tue, 06/01/2010 - 11:15 — Jon

The Tooka is a two person flute. The current version of the Tooka uses two identical sections of hollow flexible tube connected together with a plastic connector to form one continuous tube. At each end is a mouth-piece made from a connector, four buttons and a pressure sensor. The tube’s outside and inside diameters are 1.25” and 1”, respectively, providing a fairly high compliance. When assembled, the Tooka measures 86cm long.

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Cilia: Flute Controller

Thu, 05/20/2010 - 11:41 — Jon

This instrument has two parts; a physical ‘flute controller’ and software application (Max/MSP). Only its performance gestures are modeled after the Japanese Shakuhachi, its sound world employing complex synthesis, sample manipulation and re-synthesis techniques. It aspires to be both a nuanced ‘event’ controller (like an acoustic instrument) and a ‘process’ controller. Its mouthpiece splits an air column produced using an open emboucher. Control data is derived from an analysis of the split air column’s dynamics.

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