Berglund Instruments NuEVI and NuRAD MIDI Wind Controllers. You play them like a wind instrument, and they convert your playing into MIDI!
Has anyone seen or used one of these before? I just saw a brief video, and I think they are super cool.
https://berglundinstruments.mediarif.com/products/
https://www.patchmanmusic.com/berglund.html
Here's a video of Nyle Steiner playing one for the first time. He invented the original device that these are based off of.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y03HLFhmZU8
Here's another video of it controlling an Arturia Microfreak, showing off some of it's capabilities
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnxgsKPCQyw
Another showing some of what the instrument is doing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l59p93UMsAo
I don't know that one, but I've played some wind MIDI controllers, Akai EWI models, and I find them cool.
[quotePost id=10529]I don't know that one, but I've played some wind MIDI controllers, Akai EWI models, and I find them cool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMGQrn3gdLI
[/quotePost]Ooh, those are cool too. I think the ones I posted hook up to a MIDI device to control it, I don't think they are standalone like the EWI seems to be.
A few days ago, I had no idea things like this existed. Now I want them all! 😀
[quotePost id=10537]I think the ones I posted hook up to a MIDI device to control it, I don't think they are standalone like the EWI seems to be.[/quotePost]
The standalone model (with speaker included) is the EWI Solo:
https://www.thomann.de/gb/akai_ewi_solo.htm
There are other models without speaker, which is more convenient for studio recording:
https://www.thomann.de/gb/akai_professional_ewi_5000.htm
But aside from Akai, there are other manufacturers selling electronic wind instruments like Yamaha YDS-150 Digital Saxophone or Roland Aerophone AE-10