Project Progression & Change

So I've managed to get hold of a turntable, only trouble is it doesn't have a needle attached to it, other than that it works fine. This has led me too change my idea slightly though. Instead of using fiddle and bonk to listen for specific peaks and beats, I am going to go back to my original idea and use reacTIVision symbols and create my own 'vinyl'.

Instead of now having to create my own hardware I can use the existing rotating turntable as a platform to create sounds and perform them using my own symbol based vinyl. The plan at this stage is to program and assign a number of reactivision symbols with audio clips that will be added to a self created vinyl of sorts. From there the symbols will be triggered by a over head DV camera linked to the reactivision and Max/MSP.

There will be expansion on this idea for the 3rd project of the module. But for this part I plan to get the application up and working with visual feedback for the user to use this as an instrument and not just a randomised sound generator. As well as assigning sounds to it and controlling those sounds with the use of rotating the symbols and moving their X and Y positions.