Comments on: Playing Music with Light Pens, Flourescent Bulbs, Brought to You By … Sony? http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Sat, 20 Mar 2010 15:56:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: KeyOfGrey http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-811958 KeyOfGrey Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:05:33 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-811958 Both are cool, but Taeji Sawai's work blew my mind. Screw watching Zepplin laser light shows at the local planetarium, this is the future! Both are cool, but Taeji Sawai’s work blew my mind. Screw watching Zepplin laser light shows at the local planetarium, this is the future!

]]> By: SoundDesignTutorials http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-810100 SoundDesignTutorials Sat, 28 Feb 2009 20:13:32 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-810100 Thanks for the feedback on commenting, Peter. I just changed some of my info and it's fine again so no big deal :) Thanks for the feedback on commenting, Peter. I just changed some of my info and it’s fine again so no big deal :)

]]> By: Kyle McDonald http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-809324 Kyle McDonald Sat, 28 Feb 2009 06:11:31 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-809324 I haven't seen Taeji Sawai's work before. It's kind of funny to see -- in December I did an installation with Blair Neal where we projected onto opposite sides of a screen with two light-based interactive pieces. One was Blair's <a href="http://vimeo.com/2374085" rel="nofollow">lightpainting patch</a> and the other was my <a href="http://vimeo.com/1781052" rel="nofollow">I See Beats</a>. Taeji has beautifully combined what we projected separately. I haven’t seen Taeji Sawai’s work before. It’s kind of funny to see — in December I did an installation with Blair Neal where we projected onto opposite sides of a screen with two light-based interactive pieces. One was Blair’s lightpainting patch and the other was my I See Beats. Taeji has beautifully combined what we projected separately.

]]> By: Connelly Barnes http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-809300 Connelly Barnes Sat, 28 Feb 2009 05:45:08 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-809300 That work by Taeji Sawai with the light pens is amazing. Great job! What I don't understand though is what the X axis does for the instrument. It seems the Y axis controls pitch. Is time the length along the path made by the pens? That work by Taeji Sawai with the light pens is amazing. Great job! What I don’t understand though is what the X axis does for the instrument. It seems the Y axis controls pitch. Is time the length along the path made by the pens?

]]> By: Peter Kirn http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-809171 Peter Kirn Sat, 28 Feb 2009 03:50:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-809171 I think what he's doing with his hands is flicking the lights on and off, and then the modulation is in fact just the pedals. But that's just a guess. If anyone has major trouble with commenting, you can contact us -- ie, we can clear out comments stuck in moderation / spam filters. Eventually we should have a straight login system for CDM -- optional, but for those who are logged in, will mean easier commenting. I think what he’s doing with his hands is flicking the lights on and off, and then the modulation is in fact just the pedals. But that’s just a guess.

If anyone has major trouble with commenting, you can contact us — ie, we can clear out comments stuck in moderation / spam filters. Eventually we should have a straight login system for CDM — optional, but for those who are logged in, will mean easier commenting.

]]> By: marc http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-809070 marc Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:23:19 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-809070 YES!!! i had the opportunity to see Optron live here in Portland a year and a half ago. it was awesome and pretty intense. i hope he comes stateside again. YES!!! i had the opportunity to see Optron live here in Portland a year and a half ago. it was awesome and pretty intense. i hope he comes stateside again.

]]> By: SkyRon http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-809066 SkyRon Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:18:52 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-809066 Cool ads, but does this make my Walkman ensemble works from the '80s relevant now? It's OK if it doesn't. I've never been interested in single, steady pulses (in sound or light). Cool ads, but does this make my Walkman ensemble works from the ’80s relevant now? It’s OK if it doesn’t. I’ve never been interested in single, steady pulses (in sound or light).

]]> By: SoundDesignTutorials http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-808968 SoundDesignTutorials Sat, 28 Feb 2009 00:42:51 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-808968 Weird, I've been having major problems with the commenting system at this site for the last couple of days. Just wanted to see if anyone had any more info on what, if anything, he was doing to control the sounds with his hands. Is it just the guitar pedals doing the modulation of the sound? Weird, I’ve been having major problems with the commenting system at this site for the last couple of days.

Just wanted to see if anyone had any more info on what, if anything, he was doing to control the sounds with his hands. Is it just the guitar pedals doing the modulation of the sound?

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]]> By: Playing Music with Light Pens, Flourescent Bulbs, Brought to You By … Sony? http://createdigitalmusic.com/2009/02/27/playing-music-with-light-pens-flourescent-bulbs-brought-to-you-by-sony/comment-page-1/#comment-808825 Playing Music with Light Pens, Flourescent Bulbs, Brought to You By … Sony? Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:38:54 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/?p=5196#comment-808825 [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe urgency of being way behind a single dominant player can make electronics makers do some odd stuff to promote their products. iPod, once an icon of digital cool, has achieved such ubiquity that it doesn’t even try to be hip any more. The thing is being promoted with American Idol , for crying out loud — not exactly indie cred. We saw Microsoft enlisting indie musicians and animators to sell Zune, of course. But here’s where things get surprisingly amazing: Sony is using weird and wonderfu [...] [...] Random Feed wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptThe urgency of being way behind a single dominant player can make electronics makers do some odd stuff to promote their products. iPod, once an icon of digital cool, has achieved such ubiquity that it doesn’t even try to be hip any more. The thing is being promoted with American Idol , for crying out loud — not exactly indie cred. We saw Microsoft enlisting indie musicians and animators to sell Zune, of course. But here’s where things get surprisingly amazing: Sony is using weird and wonderfu [...]

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