Buchla Lightning

Buchla Lightning

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.

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.

Featured Examples

Don Buchla

* "En Plein Vol" (1991)
* "Trajectories" (1992)

External links

* [http://www.buchla.com/lightning/index.html More information]

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.

References

* cite book
last = Chadabe
first = Joel
authorlink = Joel Chadabe
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year = 1997
title = Electric Sound: The Past and Promise of Electronic Music
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* cite book
last = Hopkin
first = Bart
authorlink = Bart Hopkin
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year = 1996
title = Gravikords, Whirlies & Pyrophones: Experimental Musical Instruments
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