New fingering query
Posted: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:57 am
This is just a whimsical idea, but I'd be interested in any thoughts. I've always been interested in the idea of something like a MIDI equivalent of the Microwriter, an early handheld wordprocessing device with a "chording" keyboard that allowed you to type characters with combinations of buttons. (I've never seen one, but I remember reading about them.)
I was thinking of having a go at this with the Warbl, creating a fingering which would let you play melodies without breath/wind pressure by tapping combinations of holes. I'm thinking of using the first two holes to control register (xx, ox, xo) and holes 3-7 to tap out a chromatic scale; perhaps something like:
xx ooooo (silent)
xx xoooo (lowest note)
xx xxooo
xx oxooo
xx oxxoo
xx ooxoo
xx ooxxo
xx oooxo
xx oooxx
xx oooox
xx xoxoo
xx xooxo
ox xoooo (octave)
ox xxooo
etc.
I'd like to experiment to see if the idea works in theory, and whether I can find something playable.
So the question is...would it be possible to adapt the code to use a system like that, and what would be a good starting point...? It would be a bit like a Northumbrian smallpipe in bagless mode, but with an arbitrary fingering pattern where notes only play in certain positions.
Thanks!
Ben
I was thinking of having a go at this with the Warbl, creating a fingering which would let you play melodies without breath/wind pressure by tapping combinations of holes. I'm thinking of using the first two holes to control register (xx, ox, xo) and holes 3-7 to tap out a chromatic scale; perhaps something like:
xx ooooo (silent)
xx xoooo (lowest note)
xx xxooo
xx oxooo
xx oxxoo
xx ooxoo
xx ooxxo
xx oooxo
xx oooxx
xx oooox
xx xoxoo
xx xooxo
ox xoooo (octave)
ox xxooo
etc.
I'd like to experiment to see if the idea works in theory, and whether I can find something playable.
So the question is...would it be possible to adapt the code to use a system like that, and what would be a good starting point...? It would be a bit like a Northumbrian smallpipe in bagless mode, but with an arbitrary fingering pattern where notes only play in certain positions.
Thanks!
Ben