| Hey, Tim Soo here. Yeah it's not meant to be a replacement for an acoustic instrument by any means. I played in symphonies growing up and taught violin for a couple years. It's made to be a mixture of RockBand and an acoustic instrument. B/c you're working with two accelerometers and a tuning fork gyroscope, you actually have much more control than you might think. Bow tilt, vibrato, velocity. It's actually (for me anyways) a pretty useful tool for entering MIDI when I want it to sound more like a violin, than say if I just entered the notes via a MIDI keyboard. For even for classical musicians Again, it's not made to be a replacement for a real instrument by any means. But the idea isn't lost on classical musicians. Part of the reason I decided to kickstart this project is because I was approached by a few classical musicians who wanted to play a song while say controlling additive synthesis via their vibrato or control really any parameter via bow tilt. I chose a Wiimote and iPhone because I think a good portion of people already have both. Expensive? When I bought my Wiimote plus, it was actually only $28. For a gesture control / experimental device, I would say this cost is on the lower side. |