Laser Harp Cover: Third Rendez-vous by Jean Michel Jarre

Copyright recordings and music reproduced by kind permission of Francis Dreyfus Music and Jean Michel Jarre.


Ever since I watched Jean Michel Jarre play the Laser Harp at the Rendez-vous Houston concert in 1986, I've had a dream of playing a Laser Harp one day.

That day has come. :o) I've had a hobby project going on for a while now, and it's finally finished and fully functional. The Laser Harp is still in a prototype state at the moment, with parts scattered around on the floor. The plan is to build a wooden box that will contain all the parts.

It is an unframed Laser Harp. This means that there are no sensors in the ceiling, and it would function just as well outdoors or in a large room. The beams would go on and on until they hit something. All of the Laser Harp's parts are located on the floor.

As no laser harp can make any sound itself, I use my Korg M3 synth as a sound source. Whenever a beam is interrupted, MIDI signals are sent to the synth, which makes the sound.

Sorry, I can't provide any construction plans at the moment, as this would require distribution of my specially programmed control software. This software, which is the "brain" of the Laser Harp is also in a "prototype" state and not ready for end users.

Thanks to my brother Yngve Foshaug for filming this performance.

This is a 100% real working Laser Harp, being played 100% live.

:o)

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[DjLEATH3R]

Thats so cool how you did the effect where when you zoom in you see you in first person xD

[rfoshaug]

@DjLEATH3R No effect really, just the cameraman (my brother) zoomin in on my very very shiny sunglasses. :-)

[NinjaDuck1337]

Why isn't there any sound at the end when he puts his hands over the lasers?

[rfoshaug]

@NinjaDuck1337 Thanks for your question. The laser harp is programmed in such a way that once it starts folding the beams together it stops sending sound on/sound off signals to the synth and enters a mode where it waits for the hand to be removed (or in this case moved down) as its cue to switch off the laser beam, letting me use my hands to control when the light goes out. :-)

[SavosRU]

Awesome! No more words ;-))

Can you talk about power of your green laser?

How many mW it is? 200? 300? 400? More?

[rfoshaug]

@SavosRU Thank you!!! :o)

The laser is 400 mW.

[webber9416]

you should do the hammer house of horror theme tune

[LeukeGast]

This is how every one wants to see how the "real" Jean Micheal Jarre plays the best YouTube laserharp in the best living room. Still sounds and looks cool!

[medjaiem]

will you make a tuto to show how to build it ??

[LeukeGast]

Amazing, Every Wiz Kid wants to have this in his home! Cool Radias by the way! 5*

[jmdphantom]

Hello, which is your controleur, I possede a cotroleur, but he(it) not this programe not as your, saddened I sui francais and I badly speaks English

[DjLEATH3R]

@rfoshaug How much did you pay for lazer harp? I so want one >:/

[PaintingKid43219]

THAT. WAS. AMAZING!!!!

[HarpLaserBlogspot]

One of the BEST covers of Jean MIchel Jarre Laser Harp I have ever seen on youtube! Congrats my friend!

[jmdphantom]

vraiment tres bien realisé , le son vient du korg m3 ¿, il est tres BIEN !!

[charcoal914]

THIS IS LIKE DUBSTEP IF IT WAS CLASSICAL MUSIC