Building a Light Controlled Theremin inside of a Game Boy shell with R41NB0W TR4$H
20Hey all! I'm super excited to announce the launch of my new book "Performing Electronic Music Live", which is now available for pre-order from Routledge.
This tutorial video accompanies chapter 9 of the book, which is about building custom performance hardware tools. In this video, Dominique Pelletier a.k.a. R41NB0W TR4$H demonstrates how we can build a light theremin and house it inside of a Game Boy shell.
The tutorial makes reference to many electronic components. Complete beginners may want to learn about basic electronics first, for example by reading Lowe and Ross’ “Electronics All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies”[1], or via websites such as electronics-tutorials.ws, learn.sparkfun.com or howtomechatronics.com, where all of the mentioned components are explained. Additional resources include books about Game Boy modding, e.g. by Custodio[2] and Farrell [3]
[1] Lowe, D. and Ross, D. (2013) Electronics All-In-One Desk Reference for Dummies: UK Edition. Chichester, UK: John Wiley & Sons.
[2] Custodio, Alex (2020). Who are you? Nintendo’s Game Boy Advance Platform, Platform Stidues Collection. Cambridge: MIT Press, p. 270.
[3] Farrell, Greg (2020). Game Boy Modding. A beginner’s guide to Game Boy mods, collecting, history, and more! San Francisco: No Starch Press, p. 240.
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** About chapter 9 "Building Custom Hardware Tools":
By building custom performance hardware, we can create memorable live shows and perform with completely new sounds. We can build ground-breaking devices from scratch or repurpose things that were not originally meant for music, for a unique and innovative artistic expression. This chapter has an abundance of case studies that cover new instruments built from scratch, devices that turn the human body into musical instruments, artists that add functionality to existing instruments and musicians that perform music on toys and household items. The chapter also includes tips on how to get started with electronics and hardware hacking.
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https://www.performingelectronicmusic.live
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** More about the book:
Performing Electronic Music Live
This comprehensive book lays out the conceptual approaches, tools and techniques for performing electronic music, from DJing, DAWs, MIDI controllers, traditional instruments, live sound design, hardware setups, custom software and hardware to live visuals, venue acoustics and live show promotion. Via the companion website, performingelectronicmusic.live, readers can expand on their knowledge with hands-on video tutorials for each chapter.
Live music is exhilarating – it creates life-changing experiences and powerful emotions. Technology can make us feel empowered, enable us to overcome limiting beliefs and allow us to achieve a high level of creative expression, no matter our background or skillset. The options are virtually endless, ranging from laptop setups to new instruments built from scratch. Through case studies and contrasting tutorials by successful artists, Kirsten Hermes guides us through many different ways in which you can create memorable experiences on stage. This is backed up with historic and scientific facts ranging from psychology to marketing. The book also features interviews with highly accomplished musicians and practitioners, including superstar trance DJ Alex M.O.R.P.H., BBC Audio R&D and live show designer Laura Escudé, who has worked with Kanye West, Missy Elliot and Herby Hancock.
The book is not a dogmatic to-do list, but rather, it explores many contrasting examples of successful approaches, to help you turn overwhelm into inspiration. Whether you are a student, hobby producer or a more advanced performer, this book gives you a comprehensive overview over your options. Students of music production courses, particularly at postgraduate level, but also researchers in the field of creative-focused performance technology will find this to be a useful, all-encompassing resource, with many starting points and resources for a deeper creative exploration.
"Performing Electronic Music Live" is part of the "Audio Engineering Society Presents" series.
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