For those of you that visited NAMM .. did you see if anyone has released a USB footcontroller ? I love the little Korg Nano Controls .. because they are light,...
19455
Mike Metlay
mmetlay
Jan 22, 2010 2:24 pm
... The Fiske Planetarium has a pair of portable green lasers that are in the hundreds of milliwatt range. They call them the Death Rays, and no one laughs...
19456
Mike Metlay
mmetlay
Jan 22, 2010 2:44 pm
... To quote Graham Chapman's police officer from who knows how many Monty Python sketches: "Aow, yus!" If you're not interested in the existing models that...
19457
Allen Goodman
azaxeman
Jan 22, 2010 3:17 pm
Well my grandiose super duper secret evil plan will have to be un-cloaked for the safety factor. I plan on building a laser harp. I know I know, tons of cheese...
19458
shamaniaq
Jan 22, 2010 3:27 pm
Dont wear any rings when you play. Unless you are a suoervillian intending to assassinate James Bond. That would be pretty cool! We could write the script to...
19459
Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Jan 22, 2010 3:27 pm
... If the hard is closed (with LDR sensors targetted by the beams), this is pretty straightforward, and for some additional fun you can apply a bit of MOSFET...
19460
Nick Rothwell
manmustmove
Jan 22, 2010 3:29 pm
... I misread that as "Bond's beautiful and buxom companion, Miss Hysteria." I know quite a few women like that. -- N. Nick Rothwell / Cassiel.com Limited ...
19461
Allen Goodman
azaxeman
Jan 22, 2010 4:17 pm
You're pretty spot on, The setup uses a boardiuno, 3 TAOS sensors with notch filters to pick up the reflected light, a galvanometer to fan the beam, and the...
19462
Parity Flux
parityflux
Jan 22, 2010 4:40 pm
love the plan dude. -jk ... From: "Allen Goodman" <azaxeman@...> Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 8:17 AM To: differentskies@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE:...
19463
ivancu2
Jan 22, 2010 4:52 pm
I like the Emu Xboards since they don't have pads and such; just a simple keyboard with pitch and mod wheels and aftertouch. And the keys feel pretty good. I...
19464
ivancu2
Jan 22, 2010 4:56 pm
Having been an industry observer for over 35 years I can say that the chance of the Eigenharp succeeding long term is very slim. They've gotten a lot of good...
19465
ivancu2
Jan 22, 2010 4:58 pm
One of these days I'm going to understand what you're working on. One of these days... Ivan...
19466
ivancu2
Jan 22, 2010 5:05 pm
Laser Fantasy is one of the old-time entertainment laser companies based in the Seattle area: http://www.lfiinternational.com/contact.html Back in the day I...
19467
ivancu2
Jan 22, 2010 5:16 pm
... That looks very cool. Checking out the website I found this which is fascinating: http://www.keithmcmillen.com/products/k-bow/ Wild stuff for the...
Sad situation. The concert industry in Russia these days is similar to how it was here back in the 70's. Lots of unqualified people operating dangerous...
19470
philraymondo
Jan 22, 2010 6:23 pm
Re the whole laser discussion: Brings back memories from a past life, when I masqueraded as an optical engineer doing holography and interferometry on jet...
19471
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 22, 2010 7:53 pm
They told me this is supposed to happen over the next couple weeks. Greg ***** ________________________________ From: Nick Rothwell <nick@...> To:...
19472
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 22, 2010 7:59 pm
I spent the Spring working with the now infamous (and unfortunately bankrupt) Laserium, and they had the full range of green/red/blue/purple/pink/orange, full...
19473
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 22, 2010 8:09 pm
I didn't see any, but I presume Mike knows of some (if they exist). I know Native Instruments, IK Multimedia, and similar have licensed development of...
19474
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 22, 2010 8:37 pm
Again, IMO the Eigen guys should just license the keys/interface and open-source software to any manufacturers and let them run with it. Greg ***** ...
19475
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 22, 2010 8:42 pm
At Laserium we had the full-bore high-powered water-cooled mondo full-spectrum lasers pointed at mosquito netting type scrims floating just in front of the...
19476
jimcombsus
Jan 22, 2010 9:01 pm
... The two concerts I remember with green lasers were the second Yes Relayer (with Pat Moraz) show at SMU in Dallas when one hit me square in the eye and I...
19477
Otso Pakarinen
ozoneplayer2000
Jan 22, 2010 10:07 pm
...I just upgraded my studio a little bit on the keys and electronic drums department when I got a chance to sell the gear to be replaced. Nothing fancy like...
19478
Mike Metlay
mmetlay
Jan 23, 2010 4:17 pm
... Sounds very cool and I look forward to seeing how it comes out. The beam fanning is the dilution of power I was looking for. ... I do believe you mean...
19479
Mike Metlay
mmetlay
Jan 23, 2010 4:19 pm
... They do. Are they still being sold? ... They're expensive and heavy to ship. You can still find a number of machines that use them, but you have to be...
19480
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 23, 2010 8:57 pm
Here's some raw video of the LightDancer installation I worked on last Spring/Summer. http://vimeo.com/8924039 LED's triggered in multi-color response to note...
19481
ivancu2
Jan 24, 2010 4:00 am
... Yes, the Xboards are still available from dealers. Ivan...
19482
ivancu2
Jan 24, 2010 5:55 pm
audiomidi.com is blowing them out; just got a Xboard 61 for $215...
19483
Greg Hurley
siriusbliss
Jan 26, 2010 6:32 pm
Been there done that with the laser-harp stuff. Built one as a prototype back in '94. They're cool and all, but the engineer and I at the time opted to go...
