[NewMusic] Mats and his Weevil electronic sax

[Andrew Raffo Dewar]

On Aug 6, 2007 "Matt J. Ingalls" <ingalls at mills.edu> wrote:

> i would agree that the lyricon definitely had a "higher resolution" 
> than a
> midi wind controller, especially for wind pressure, but at least how
> joritt had it configured the mapping was weird and trying to play a
> gradual crescendo as you would on an acoustic horn was bit gradual on 
> the
> lyricon, which was disappointing because for me, the only interest i 
> have
> in the wind controller thing is the breath.


I bought a Lyricon (the first model) three years ago and have been 
experimenting with it since then (it's one of my current "laboratory 
projects"), and have found it pretty amazing in terms of subtlety in 
the control of envelopes, etc.  I've used the built-in Oberheim synth 
that came with it, which can do some cool things, but it has been more 
fun to use it as a controller for the old ARP 2600 the electronic music 
studio at wesleyan has.

Like any instrument, it takes practice, but I've found it a million 
times better than the new wind controllers, partly because it "feels" 
like an instrument in its responsiveness and physicality.

So, it could be just how Dijkstra has it set up, and/or your 
unfamiliarity with playing it.

Andrew