The Proposed Project: My project would be a MiDi wavetable controller, that would use pressure sensors and heat/infrared sensors to control most/ if not all wavetable plugins. By making it partially programmable. With customisable analogue potentiometers.
The Rationale: I want to develop this product so that can quickly and easily control a wavetable plugin. This ease of use would allow me to be more creative and productive. I believe that with this piece of hardware, many more sound creators would have an easier time using wavetables.
The Plan: I plan to make a simple scale model, probably out of cardboard, with positions available for the multitude of sensors. Then I plan to rig up as many sensors as possible, if not them all, to check for functionality. Extensively test the compatibility with my chosen DaW, Ableton Live. By creating MaxMSP patches of my Teensy board, to ensure a clear communication between hardware and software. The next step would be to create a more permanent housing for the sensors to live in, with the space available for potentiometers included, as the more imperative functionality is going to be based within the pressure and infrared sensors.
The Risks: The functionality may be effected by the limitations of the sensors I am able to use, I fear that motion/infrared sensors would not be able to detect the whole range of movement I’m planning on having available for this wavetable controller. Time would be a large constraint affecting my project, as I would have to spend a lot of time adjusting my sensors to deliver the desired effect.
The Legacy: If this project works then I would hope to be able to make a more permanent wavetable controller. I expect this to make the production workflow easier for the musically minded.
Jordan Woods 