Max theremin with Leap Motion
Hi all,
I am doing an assignment for my studies and we basically have to create a NIME instrument.
I really want to do a theremin type instrument using a Leap Motion controller, similar to this : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6S86PbXtCNM
I unfortunately do not have the time to go into such detail with the expressibility of this version (Maybe at a later date), but would like to just make a simple sine wave generator where I can control the volume and pitch with one hand, an LFO amount and speed with the other hand and get some form of expression using finger movement.
Would any of you be able to help?
Finally, I am going to be adding the ability to change the waveform using camera tracking of the mouth position.
I'm not even sure where to start and I'm scared I've bit off more than I could chew!
Any help would be appreciated!
Thank you!
hey,
leapmotion external will help you : http://forumnet.ircam.fr/user-groups/mubu-for-max/forum/topic/leapmotion-for-max-2/
you project seems very feasible, even in short time notice, apart...from the mouth tracking part. This is another thing completely.
But it's very possible too, just not so simple, maybe less simple than using leapmotion :)
Back to the leapmotion : there will be a lot of data coming from the object, you probably will only want the palm position. It's the most significant simple parameter to use in such a project.
Good luck !
Hi there!
Thanks so much for your help , this looks like it will help a lot!
Have you any idea how I can then connect this to a wavetable oscillator? I'm really struggling to get my head round it!
Thank you again for your help
hi there . i made a patch with the ircam external that it might help you to see how i use the leap information to map any parameter in Ableton live from the leap data , just converting it and converting it into OSC and sending throught network
wicht wavetable synth do you use ? a max msp one or a plugin ? cheers