Thesis Performance - Photolin Published on May 13, 2015 Brendan Byrne
Photoresistor Violin + Max Patch
"Photolin is a light sensitive electronic musical instrument based on the form and mechanical functionality of a violin. The most distinctive feature of the instrument is its programmable LED bow. The body of the Photolin contains two photoresistors which detect the light emitting from the bow and translate this information to determine the output volume. On the fretboard, a ribbon sensor detects the player's position to determine the pitch of the note produced.
An accompanying Max patch allows the player to calibrate the instrument's light and ribbon sensors as well as determine the pattern produced by the bow. Current patterns include all, gradient, random, and variable speed pulse modes for the player to experiment with. The sonic output is composed of a mono risset oscillator and heavy delay."
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