MIDI control via (expensive) compass

This unpromising black blob is an I-CubeX Orient. Plug it into a fantastically expensive I-CubeX control system and you can control synths by pointing in different directions! Just $92, plus $382 for the starter pack. Perfect if you've just got a huge grant from your local arts sponsor for some kind of site specific installation nonsense. They do have a fairly awesome range of other controllers, to build that perfect bendy/stretchy/breath/humidity/pressure/tap-controlled system you've always promised yourself.


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It looks slightly similar to this:

http://www.sybian.com/images/flat-top.jpg
 
Eric Singer's MIDITron provides most of the same functionality minus the ridiculous price. But the iCube sensors are well-made, reliable, and there's a whole lot of them - they can all be wired up to the MIDITron. The editor is a nice, clean MaxMSP patch available as a standalone and a regular Max binary file. I think you can download the docs and editor software from the website.
http://eroktronix.com/index.html

Eric Singer is one of the guys behind the GuitarBot (and other large format musical installations). I think you've posted about him before.
http://www.lemurbots.org/guitarbot.html
 
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