Meet With Cubist Inventors Of Percussa Audio Cubes In San Francisco Thursday!

This Thursday, Jan. 22, 2009, Robotspeak in San Francisco is hosting the masterminds of unique musical instruments known as Percussa Audio Cubes.

AudioCubes and Reason 4 Arpeggiator Demo:

Robotspeak describes the "cubist controllers" thus:

Audio Cubes are a modular live performance instrument. They let you shape sound, create music and perform live through hands-on interaction with wireless intelligent objects. AudioCubes offer new ways to interact with your existing audio software, beyond what is possible with classic knob boxes and trigger pads. They can be used for simple filter sweeps as well as infinitely complex setups in which the musical information they generate will depend on how the objects interact with each other and with their user. They interface seamlessly with your existing audio software through MIDI and require minimal setup. They work with your existing VST Plug-ins. Templates and sounds are included to get you started quickly. Multiple user's AudioCubes talk to each other wirelessly without complicated setup. High-speed, high-resolution, better-than- MIDI sensor technology makes sure even the most subtle performance gestures are captured.

In other words, they work like this - Percussa AudioCubes controlling Ableton Live:

Check out Percussa's youTube channel if you'd like to see more:

http://www.youtube.com/user/Percussa

And don't miss the cubist controller creators this Thursday at Robotspeak on Haight Street in San Francisco (lower Haight, near the Noc Noc). The fun starts at 6pm on Thursday January 22nd and it's FREE!!

Robotspeak
589 1/2 Haight Street San Francisco, CA
415 554 1977

http://robotspeak.com

http://www.percussa.com/

http://www.percussa.com/blog/

If the Percussa Audio Cubes seem familiar, maybe you've heard of ReacTable - the other cubist controller (I posted about that one a bunch last year). The ReacTable technology was a huge hit last year when Bjork's synth tech introduced it into her band who played it at numerous live shows. Here's how ReacTable works:

For more on ReacTable and Bjork's use of it:

ReacTable on HearingTest

Fan video of Bjork at Electric Picnic 2007

This topic never fails to remind me of the lovely Lady C. Therefore, I dedicate this post to you Lady - I hope yr having fun twiddling knobs and tinkering curiously!