Eyewi
The eyewi – an electronic wind instrument for people who use eye tracking or head tracking (prototype)
The only condition is that the user is to be able to blow into a mouthpiece.
Although this setup is meant to be a prototype you can already start building your own system.
What do you need to build your own system:
- Windows computer with eye tracker or head tracker
- EyePlayMidi software
- Respiro Wind-Synth
- Mrtaudio Midi Breath Controller
- Virtual Midi cable LoopBe1
- Soundcard with Midi input
Eye Play MIDI windows software, triggers the notes – (Tobias Kozlowski/Ruud van der Wel)
Free download SetupEyePlayMIDI 1104
You need a virtual connection cable and a sound source.
We use LoopBe1 . LoopBe1 is an “invisible cable” that connects a Midi out port of an application to any other application´s Midi in port.
For the sound source we use the soft synt Respiro. This beautiful standalone software is specially made for electronic wind instruments (Rudy Verpaele) https://www.imoxplus.com
We are also huge fans of the VST instruments from https://audiomodeling.com and https://www.samplemodeling.com
You will need a host for VST instruments. (reason/camelot/cubase)
We use the Prototype USB breath controller – Photon (Chris Graham) (not available yet)
or the Mrtaudio Midi Breath Controller http://www.mrtaudio.com/
What does it cost?
- EyePlayMidi software – Free
- Respiro Wind-Synth – € 200
- Mrtaudio Midi Breath Controller – € 223
- Virtual Midi cable LoopBe1 – Free
- Soundcard with Midi input – Steinberg UR22mkII audio interface € 160
- Powered Desktop Studio Speakers € 100
Eyewi Concept/idea Ruud van der Wel