Cgs synth

I bought some flex sensors (it's resistance varies with flexion) to
use with dancers or on my body and was thinking in use them
on some tree branches on a windy day.
Think that just using some photocells in an area with an
interesting dynamic ilumination (the moving shades of tree
leaves) gives you lots of nice data. There are also special 3 legs
chips that have the photocell + something else and give you
directly a proportional voltage.
I think electrt mics exposed to wind will give you some data too,
at least with a mild wind.
I think humidity sensors are very cheap too.

Just some of my tricks
=:)

fernando


--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, "spgjmf" <spgjmf@h...>
wrote:

>
> hey weather station, thats a good idea...
> I was thinking of all these little senors to build, but maybe
> a weather station can be adapted....
>
> hmmm
>
> thanks for the insight!
>
> Jeff
>
>
>
> --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster

<pugix@n...> wrote:

> > You can find lots of remote weather stations for sale. A

weather

> station
> > could probably be adapted for control use. Interesting idea.
> >
> > The Schaeffer panel file for my Infinite Melody is available on

the

> > motmpanels group files. Here:
> >
> >

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/motmpanels/files/Richard%20Br
ewster%

> 20Designs/
> >
> > I don't have a photo of the module but I could take one.
> >
> > -Richard Brewster
> >
> > At 10:57 PM 9/27/03 +0000, Fernando wrote:
> > >All sounds fine to me, but:
> > > if you want to use environment as a source of control, I

think

> you
> > >should use sensors to get that voltages and control

whatever

> > >generators, processors... the nature would be your 1/f

generator

> > >in that case. If the CVs you extract are interesting enough

(and to

> > >what you apply them) you may want to keep them as

expressive

> > >as they are instead of dissolve that data in to a random

system...

> > >Just my thoughts about it...
> > >Keep inspired!
> > >Fernando
> > >
> > >--- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, "spgjmf"

<spgjmf@h...>

> > >wrote:
> > > > well that is very cool.
> > > > any chance you might be able to send a pic to me of the

panel.

> > > > just want to
> > > > see the gear :-)
> > > >
> > > > I have been thinking for many yesrs about "environmental

"

> > >music.
> > > > taking stimulus from the environment ( temp, humitity,

wind,

> > > > light...) and creating "music" from these. sound like the
> > > > IM and the diatonic conv must be a useful thing to that

effect.

> > > >
> > > > thanks for the reply
> > > >
> > > > JEff
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > --- In cgs_synth@yahoogroups.com, Richard Brewster
> > ><pugix@n...> wrote:
> > > > > Indeed I have built an Infinite Melody. It is in a custom
> > > > Schaeffer panel
> > > > > in my MOTM system. I enhanced the module by adding

an

> > >internal
> > > > fast clock
> > > > > and a white noise source. I have the REV0 board and it
> > >works
> > > > fine. It
> > > > > took me a while to understand what happens when you
> > >switch between
> > > > 1/f and
> > > > > random. Which is that the Advance clock causes output
> > >transitions
> > > > on the
> > > > > opposite phase. There are also 1/2 as many

transitions in

> > >1/f
> > > > mode, but
> > > > > that is OK. I have driven three VCOs off the three fixed
> output
> > > > and the
> > > > > effect is quite pleasing. I have two Wiard/Blacet

Miniwaves,

> > >which
> > > > I
> > > > > sometimes use for scale quantizing the outputs of the

Infinite

> > > > Melody.
> > > > >
> > > > > I am striving toward something like Brian Eno's "auto

poetic"

> > >type
> > > > of
> > > > > music. I don't use any sort on input device other than

the

> > >pots
> > > > and
> > > > > switches on my synth. The Infinite Melody fits in well

with

> this
> > > > approach.
> > > > >
> > > > > If you are building a special box with the IM module,

consider

> > > > including
> > > > > Ken's Diatonic Converter.
> > > > >
> > > > > -Richard Brewster
> > > > >
> > > > > At 05:15 AM 9/23/03 +0000, spgjmf wrote:
> > > > > >has anyone built the
> > > > > >Infinite Melody module
> > > > > >and driven a vco or chime voice?
> > > > > >
> > > > > >I still love eno's discreeet music and would guess
> > > > > >this would provide a constant chnagin source of
> > > > > >tones for ....listening or not.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >put IM and vco or two and a chime board in a box,

throw

> > > > > >in a pedal reverb or delay and you have a live art

gallery

> > >music.
> > > > > >
> > > > > >just a thought -
> > > > > >Jeff
> > > > > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >See the following URLS for the CGS Modular Synth home

page:

> > >Main: http://www.cgs.synth.net/
> > >Secondary: http://otherunicorn.0catch.com/synth/
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