m!lTone - Musical Air Controller

Published on Sep 18, 2014 Bahu Music

"The latest feature on the m!lTone. Five note polyphony with handsfree note modulation and sustain."

m!lTone- Portable Air Synth & MIDI controller

m!lTone - The body is the musical instrument

Published on Jan 1, 2014 Bahu Music

"Two m!lTones are being used in MIDI mode. Each m!lTone is assigned to a different MIDI instrument. The upper body is used to play the top m!lTone. The feet are being used to play bottom. Sorry the bottom m!lTone was accidentally not filmed. Behold the dancer Casey Urban. This was filmed in the 1920's ; )"

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"The m!lTone is an open-source synth & MIDI controller.Create music & control video,lights & sound w/ this refreshingly original device.

We are excited to introduce the m!lTone, a portable hands-free ultrasonic synthesizer, MIDI controller & more. Use the "Air Controller" mode with your hands, body, feet, or ANY reflective surface to control video, lights, and sound like never before!

The m!lTone features three "Air" modes: Continuous Air, Weighted Air, & Discrete Air.

Using "Discrete Air" mode one can quickly make great melodies and songs. Select from a bank of 200 scales from all over the world, including 40 maqams (scales) with quarter tones, to change the sound and mood of your song. Use the built-in speaker or hook it up to an amp and let your musical creativity flow. Up to 3 voices with independent assignable wave types and note offsets to create endless possible sound combinations. Assign each voice to independent MIDI channels to play an ensemble with one m!lTone unit. Chain up many m!lTones to take your musical creativity to another level!

Continuous air mode resembles the instrument the "Theremin". Choose from several popular wavetypes such as: Sine, Triangle Square, and Saw to change your sound.

Weighted air mode is a mix of the continuous and discrete modes. Weighted hands-free mode nicely pitch bends the notes in between a scale to the next note in the scale. This mode also allows one to perform a "divebomb" effect. Explore the hundreds of scales that are available to experience the weighted Air mode."

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