Bicycle Converted into a GMS Input Device
January 24, 2010 – 11:15 pm by John KestonCheckout this video made by Chris LeBlanc. Chris is using LEDs attached to a rotating bicycle wheel as an input device for the GMS. Chris and I had a session recently where I showed him ow to sync the GMS up with Ableton, and the next thing you know he’s come up with a new way of using the software. Nice one, Chris!
4 Responses to “Bicycle Converted into a GMS Input Device”
Fun fact: My two favorite Surlys are in this video.
By Chris on Jan 25, 2010
neat! I’d be curious to hear it without the kick as well.
it reminds me a bit of something an old classmate did in Montreal a couple of years ago, where he composed a piece of music using his bike as the main instrument: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMa4RbX3W4U it’s also pretty cool if you get the chance.
By Natasha on Jan 25, 2010
it might be interesting to try this with a bike with fixed gearing so you can push and pull the light back around in it’s path.
By elem on Jan 25, 2010
Thanks for posting the video Natasha, that was a really cool piece. I’ll try a more texture/ambient oriented arrangement next time, for this video I was partly showing how well the GMS sidechains off of a beat. I just like Live’s new sidechaining a whole lot and the GMS really shines with it. Elem: I’ll try it with my fixed gear, I need to rebuild the stem and try it and I’ll post about how it went. Thanks for the suggestions.
By Chris on Jan 25, 2010