Buchla Lightning

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Don Buchla's Lightning I (1991) & Lightning II (1995) are in the family of MIDI controllers consisting of specialized devices which are used to manipulate data spatially.

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[edit] Description

Two infrared emitting wands are used to transmit location, acceleration, velocity, and direction to photo-sensors. The brain of the device translates these actions into corresponding, pre-programmed system data.

[edit] Featured Examples

[edit] Don Buchla

  • En Plein Vol (1991)
  • Trajectories (1992)

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[edit] Of Related Interest

  • Thunder, a tactile MIDI controller
  • Marimba Lumina, a specialized MIDI control device
  • The Theremin, original analog electronic musical instrument to incorporate spatial manipulation as a function of control.

[edit] References

  • Chadabe, Joel (1997). Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music.
  • Hopkin, Bart (1996). Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones: Experimental Musical Instruments.


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