Enthusiasts and passionate musicians who play electric guitar will definitely be thrilled with the new Hands Free MIDI guitar controller.
Evan Kale has created a new hands-free MIDI guitar controller, using a bit of Arduino hardware and coding to build a touchless controller that allows you to control another effect, device, tool, or software as you play your guitar.
Check out the video below to learn more about the project, what you'll need to create your own, and also what you'll be able to control once you've built this touchless MIDI controller.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvcfjYZITnc
Using an Arduino, along with a Colpitts oscillator and some other electronics, Kale has come up with a rather unique interface for his guitar. Instead of using a foot pedal, he put a strip of aluminum foil through a fingerless glove, then attached a metal detector coil and circuitry made from the same material to the back.
This allows him to play his guitar, then change the sound by moving his hand away from and towards the strings as a MIDI input. A very clever gadget, and as always Kale describes everything in his own funny way in his video!
