How Expressive MIDI Controllers Work

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In this video, I’ll break down the technology behind expressive MIDI controllers—how they sense strike, pressure, glide, slide and lift, map each gesture to MPE channels, and power instruments like the ROLI Seaboard, LinnStrument, Haken Continuum and Expressive E Osmose. You’ll learn about force-sensitive matrices, capacitive arrays, hall sensors and more, plus what it takes to build your own multi-dimensional MIDI controller.

SENSORS I MENTION:

Force-sensitive resistors (FSRs) / force-sensitive sensor matrix
Multi-touch force-sensitive sensor array
Soft potentiometers (touch strips)
Hall-effect sensors
Capacitive touch sensors / capacitive sensor matrix
Optical (infrared) sensors
Accelerometers
Flex sensors

LinnInstrument Guthub: https://github.com/rogerlinndesign

VIDEO SOURCES:

   • Marco Parisi plays Jimi Hendrix's "Little ...  
   • WHATS INSIDE A ROLI SEABOARD? #TSR19  
   • The Wonderful World of the Haken Continuum  
   • Pavane - Fouré (Linnstrument version)  
   • Jordan Rudess' Haken Continuum!  
   • SLIM CONTINUUM Review // Haken's amazingly...  
   • The Osmose by Expressive E, first demo  
https://www.youtube.com/live/09DSHwn-...
   • Zhea Erose - Offerings [Lumatone Performance]  
   • Touch Me… - Sensel Morph Review  
   • ERAE TOUCH Review | A Next-Gen Expressive ...  
   • They’ve finally nailed hand tracking for m...  
   • Sound Workshop Wiggler V3 - Gearspace @ Su...  

TIMESTAMPS

00:00 Intro
03:02 ROLI Seaboard
06:02 LinnInstrument
08:43 Haken Continuum
10:30 Osmose Expressive E
12:02 Lumatone
12:20 Sensel Morph
12:45 Erae Touch
13:31 Others
13:44 ROLI Airwave
14:32 XT Synth
16:42 Sensors
17:41 Microcontrollers
18:31 Wiggler
18:49 Nerd Musician Pro


Translated titles:
Cómo funcionan los controladores MIDI expresivos

Wie ausdrucksstarke MIDI-Controller funktionieren

Comment fonctionnent les contrôleurs midi expressifs

Como os controladores MIDI expressivos funcionam

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表現性的MIDI控制器如何工作