wraggster
June 16th, 2012, 23:09
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/06/jeanmicheljarrein1.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/microsoft-kinect-synth-patent-application/)Microsoft has applied to patent (http://www.engadget.com/tag/microsoft,%20patent%20application) a free-space gesture controller for a MIDI (http://www.engadget.com/tag/MIDI/) interface that could see you kicking out jams on invisible instruments. Using a Kinect-style depth camera, individual movements would be mapped to notes and played out (http://www.engadget.com/2012/04/09/conductor-controls-pipe-organ-with-kinect/) by the games console observing the action. The company actually teased a similar function in its Kinect Effect (http://www.engadget.com/2011/11/01/kinect-commercial-sdk-coming-in-2012-video/) advert, where it showed cellists, violinists and pianists all miming in front of the sensor, although we doubt the technology is at a sufficiently capable stage just yet. If granted, it means we could see plenty of intentional arm-waving in future music games, or an even more outrageous stage show from the world's most beloved Gallic (http://www.engadget.com/2012/02/09/jarre-aerosystem-one-gets-a-lalique-crystal-facelift-we-go-hand/) synth maven (http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/19/alesis-vortex-brings-back-the-keytar-piano-neck-tie-songs-on-m/).
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/microsoft-kinect-synth-patent-application/
http://www.engadget.com/2012/06/15/microsoft-kinect-synth-patent-application/