Zoom call with Roger: First Tuesday of each month at 10 am California time

[OliverLSanz]

I encourage anyone interested to join the call! Attended the last one and was a blast

[mr Bien]

this bassist made a really cool bass controller goes by Lokki, is a working musician, programs teensy stuff, and PD synths for sure. the pics available (search Lokki bass controller) are of his first gen midi bass second gen is really something.

i don’t know how to get a hold of Lokki but his stuff is amazing (i know him from akso forum)

also for fretted stuff there is Instrument One and Joue play which might be of interest

[mr Bien]

https://forum.pjrc.com/threads/64462-qu ... ?styleid=1

there are 3 pics (idk if links are ok) and this is his 2nd version

[TigerBalm]

Very cool mr bien, thanks for sharing! Looks like Loki used the same soft pot method that Roger proposed on the call.

PS, I made a video showing the speed bumps in action:

https://youtu.be/2w4ukoNF1Ls

[mr Bien]

yep, he figured out some code to allow you to play 2 notes per string too, also put a long fsr under the soft pot and the ‘strings’ are triggered with fsr pads. the new version has a crazy spinner that generates an lfo, and there are some other things i don’t quite remember. i found a video of him playing it.
https://youtu.be/JCAHrpqLjRk
seems like it works pretty well.
i forget the method he uses to determine the 2 touches on one soft pot (didn’t quite understand it so it didn’t stick)

cool vid, also smooth on do make transparent silicones, idk if you are using platinum cure? i think it might not work in a resin printed 3d mold (heard there were inhibitions) i wonder about coating silicone to make it slippery i know baby powder works but how sealed the sensor on the linnstrument is might not mean that the other parts are that sealed. i like your project, i am like ‘Jack’ in that the surface of linnstrument is a little too sticky and rough for my taste so i made mine sorta flush (similar to you i made a mold to pour silicone that approximates (not quite perfect) the grooves and then poured a thin sheet) then i eventually just covered with a transparency sanded to give it a matte texture, and taped that over the other 2 layers

[MilesParker]

I can't find the exotic instruments website a community member shared the in the Dec zoom call. Does anyone have the link handy?

[Roger_Linn]

http://www.oddmusic.com

[mr Bien]

Roger thanks for mentioning the custom firmware from Yin Wang

i did columns set to 2 and rows set to 5 and changed the mpe to 24. the layout is isomorphic!!! and really nice for scales and melodies. this is so very good! i feel that other than guitarists and bassists who know the original layout like the back of their hand this is a winner. (i may try -5 in order to put the bass notes at the top, but so far so good)

i feel on the verge of a new relationship (and the other one who sometimes plays it, absolutely loves it)

some features are: that diagonal to the left is always minor 3rd going straight up is a 4th and diagonal to the right is a 5th. semitones are strange at first but you can bend them notes!
anyway first impressions/observations

[Roger_Linn]

I’m glad you found your solution!

[flipcoder]

Roger thanks for mentioning the custom firmware from Yin Wang

i did columns set to 2 and rows set to 5 and changed the mpe to 24. the layout is isomorphic!!! and really nice for scales and melodies. this is so very good! i feel that other than guitarists and bassists who know the original layout like the back of their hand this is a winner. (i may try -5 in order to put the bass notes at the top, but so far so good)

i feel on the verge of a new relationship (and the other one who sometimes plays it, absolutely loves it)

some features are: that diagonal to the left is always minor 3rd going straight up is a 4th and diagonal to the right is a 5th. semitones are strange at first but you can bend them notes!
anyway first impressions/observations

This is the layout I've been using since I got it and it's fantastic. It's nice to know this can be done in firmware since that's way more convenient than the way I was doing it, which using a python program I wrote: https://github.com/flipcoder/linnstrument-wholetone.

[FranklyFlawless]

It is unfortunate that the Zoom meeting recording for July 4th is unavailable. I have been relying on them as a source of information regarding LinnStrument development.

[Roger_Linn]

Sorry for my error, Frank. If you have any questions, I’m happy to help.