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by 127 696 days ago
I was expecting a blog post or something better like a Youtube video explaining the instrument and demonstrating what's unique about it and how it works, but instead got a direct link to the purchase page. Is this just blatant low effort advertising?

If you care about wind controllers, you might "easily" be able to make one for yourself with a pressure sensor (one with HX710B chip looks good), standard 4 to 2.5mm pneumatic tubing, Y-piece, melodica tube and a mouthpiece, and RP2040 that converts the pressure sensor input into USB MIDI in. Costs a couple of bucks.

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We're posting a short video presentation soon.

A DIY breath controller like you describe is a fun little project and adds a whole new dimension to your playing. Most wind synths expect MIDI CC2 for breath input.

We got in touch with the OP and suggested they repost it with a video. That post is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41132104 now. Hopefully this will lead to more discussion!
4 out of 5 submissions by the user are just ads for their product, seems like it. @OP, maybe write an article explaining how you do the physical modeling and how it's built and link that instead?