Marimba Lumina
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Don Buchla's
Marimba Lumina is one of many in the family of MIDI controller
s consisting of specialized control surfaces which are manipulated by specialized controllers. More than one version exists, with similar characteristics.
Performers known for playing the Marimba Lumina include Joel Davel of the Paul Dresher Ensemble, Vessela Stoyanova of Fluttr Effect, and Max Lord. The Residents
have also used it on tour.
. Additional controller strips and pads provide enhanced functionality.
Controller: Specialized color-coded mallet
s must be used as the surface will not recognize conventional ones.
Don Buchla
Don Buchla is a pioneer in the field of sound synthesizers, releasing his first units months after Robert Moog's first synthesizers...
Marimba Lumina is one of many in the family of MIDI controller
MIDI controller
MIDI controller is used in two senses.*In one sense, a controller is hardware or software which generates and transmits MIDI data to MIDI-enabled devices....
s consisting of specialized control surfaces which are manipulated by specialized controllers. More than one version exists, with similar characteristics.
Performers known for playing the Marimba Lumina include Joel Davel of the Paul Dresher Ensemble, Vessela Stoyanova of Fluttr Effect, and Max Lord. The Residents
The Residents
The Residents is an American art collective best known for avant-garde music and multimedia works. The first official release under the name of The Residents was in 1972, and the group has since released over sixty albums, numerous music videos and short films, three CD-ROM projects and ten DVDs....
have also used it on tour.
Description
Control Surface: Velocity-, position-, and contact-sensitive bars are laid out in an array similar to a conventional marimbaMarimba
The marimba is a musical instrument in the percussion family. It consists of a set of wooden keys or bars with resonators. The bars are struck with mallets to produce musical tones. The keys are arranged as those of a piano, with the accidentals raised vertically and overlapping the natural keys ...
. Additional controller strips and pads provide enhanced functionality.
Controller: Specialized color-coded mallet
Mallet
A mallet is a kind of hammer, usually of rubber,or sometimes wood smaller than a maul or beetle and usually with a relatively large head.-Tools:Tool mallets come in different types, the most common of which are:...
s must be used as the surface will not recognize conventional ones.
External links
- More information
- http://www.fluttreffect.com
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