Double Slide Controller - Tomas Henriques

The Double Slide Controller is a new electronic instrument whose playing technique is based on the acoustic slide trombone. It has 2 independent slides and two versatile hand controllers that allow free motion in three spatial dimensions. In this clip the right hand slide is generating the pitches which are triggered by the breath of the player while the left hand slide is controlling the pitch of some drone tones.
Several sensors built into the hand controllers allow the player to modify in real time the sound of the drone tones.
In this example the software (MAXMSP) directs the melodic material via MIDI to a Yamaha VL-70m synth while the sustained notes are produced by a softsynth (NI Massive).
One can also hear some delay+echo type effects on the main melody. These are controlled by a joystick on the right hand controller.

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Science & Technology

Tags:

• Electronic trombone
• Double Slide Controller

[jamesvla]

o design do controlador é excelente, e o sistema de triggering também. tecnicamente está ao nível do melhor trabalho feito na área nos últimos 20-30 anos na área, a referir o k-bow do jon rose, o the hands do já falecido michel waiswisz, ou mesmo as lady gloves da laetitia sonami. a única coisa que me parece poder ser melhorada é a natureza do output, ou seja, da sintese. os sons que ouvem são muito datados. porque não tentar técnicas de síntese mais arrojas com uma pacarana, por exemplo?

[RobertSHilton]

You make amazing music with this invention. It is beautiful, with its exposed circuitry and sculptural wire paths. And the movements involved in playing it, visually complement the sounds. You might have been able to do the same thing with some sliders, buttons, and knobs on a panel, but something essential would have been lost. Great design!

[walkingclock]

This thing rules! How many thousands did it cost to make?

[metabog]

Don't cross the proton streams!

Really nice work, I'm addicted to MAX/MSP and puredata, but I have next to nothing practical electronics experience.

[ifyoure555thenim666]

Ah-Maze-Ing! I would love to be able to play with a synth instrument like this, it seems like the possiblities are endless with your machine. do you happen to have schematics for it?

[szaxe]

Another excellent video of your amazing instrument, Oh and congrulations on the award.

Regards Pete.

[musicologopt]

Awesome result Professor, I really liked the way it sounded! Seems promising! And congratulations on the award!