This week, we’ve explored the creative process that went into building my Leap Motion guitar app, along with some thoughts about mapping and visual feedback. My app was built quickly as a proof of concept, making use of several existing free frameworks, and could certainly be improved. In the last of my guitar app series, we’ll take a look at how I brought these frameworks together, along with one final variation – a theremin-like synthesizer.

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The toughest part of my Leap Motion guitar project was the nature of the mapping – deciding what does what. To get started, I decided to approach the problem from a design perspective. As in any design task, there are many correct answers, and yet also a lot more wrong answers lurking in the deep. Every decision needs to be well thought-out, with a clear picture of the final outcome in mind. There are pitfalls everywhere.

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There’s a space between an electronic musical instrument and the sound it creates where almost anything is possible. With the right technologies, you can tweak, distort, and transform your performative input to create whole new soundscapes on the other side. In this three-part series, I’d like to talk about the amazing possibilities of using the Leap Motion Controller for musical expression, and show how musicians can add new dimensions to their sound.

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