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Really looking forward to seeing this!
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So am I - your collection of controllers must be quite awe-inspiring by now BJG145! 8-)

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It would be fun to have something like this that output CV to control my Arbhar!
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A while back I sent the IR sensors to a MIDI instrument designer of my acquaintance to tinker with, and he just sent me a link to a video with the latest progress. It's looking quite promising.

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Here's a pic of the case I had made up by a local joiner, though it's not the most flattering angle.

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Ultimately I'll arrange a proper photoshoot, hire Durham Cathedral or something.

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That's Jo Hamilton, of course. There seem to be very few videos of anyone playing one of these, but here's a bit of There It Is.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG2hFVn ... JoHamilton
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Nice to see this progressing :thumbup:
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Indeed - controllers come and go, but the one's you're involved with tend to result in rather more expressive possibilities.

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My DIY MIDI partner in crime has been working on pitchbend. I think he's now ready to kick this project out the door and send it back, so I'm hoping to have it ready for action within the next few weeks.

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Post by Drew Stephenson »

Not really relevant to the thread, but there's something about the design of that mouse that makes it look much older than it is. It's almost a throwback to the 50s or 60s when everything was designed to look like a spaceship! :)
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...ah, trackball mice. Hate 'em. :tongue:

Whenever I've been called out to a desk with one of those I've always had to nip back and fetch a proper one. Trackballs are only good for one thing.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile_Command

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blinddrew wrote: Wed Jul 21, 2021 8:10 pmthere's something about the design of that mouse that makes it look much older than it is. It's almost a throwback to the 50s or 60s when everything was designed to look like a spaceship

(What do you make of Elon's rocket design? It's been described as "anthropological".)

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It's a bit Flash/Flesh Gordon isn't it?
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Now there’s a combo that will provide hours of fun in space!
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The finished board ready to be returned and fitted inside the case...

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