USB Breath Controller ?

Started by Elantric, August 07, 2013, 11:45:01 AM

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speedlight

#25
I bought the TEC breath controller thinking I could connect it to my Gr-55 and control volume and other things with it but I can't figure out how to do it. I have read the manual and I BOUEHCstart to wonder if it is possible at all. Can anyone help out?

admin

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Read all above posts

MIDI controller Setup / Debug
https://www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=2975.0

speedlight

I have read a lot and am a little bit wiser now but still don't understand...
In the manual page 57 - ASSIGN it looks like you can only assign an external cc controller
to on/off functions. Is this correct?

Elantric

#28
QuoteI have read a lot and am a little bit wiser now but still don't understand...
In the manual page 57 - ASSIGN it looks like you can only assign an external cc controller
to on/off functions. Is this correct?

Incorrect - it all depends on the selected  GR-55 FX Target Parameter you want the breathe controller to operate, many have 1-127 data range 


Re Read

GR-55 Control Assignments.
www.vguitarforums.com/smf/index.php?topic=10677.0


FWIW -
http://www.patchmanmusic.com/WindControllerBanks.html


speedlight

Thanks a lot Elantric!

It took some time and reading but I got there! Your link was helping.

Now it works! I didn't manage to configure the GR-55 through the computer but with the LCD panel on the GR-55 I made it.
It works really well and for some patches it is much better than the pedal.
I can e.g. control one or more layers with the Breath controller and leave the others as is.

Am I the only one who taught about using a breath controller?

whippinpost91850

Whch breath controller  did you end up getting

speedlight

#31
I'm using the UNI MIDI Breath Controller from TEControl with the MIDI DIN plug connected to the MIDI IN on the GR-55

http://tecontrol.se/products/uni-midi-breath-controller


GovernorSilver

#33
Victor Wooten is the only famous guitarist or bassist that I've heard of trying breath controllers with a MIDI converter of some sort. 

But of course this forum is full of people who don't require the lead of "the famous" to experiment with music technology.   8)

TEC's new BBC2 is out:

http://www.tecontrol.se/products/usb-midi-breath-bite-controller-2?nl=3

With sample libraries getting better and better and physical modeling advancing to incredible realism, the need for good controllers is obvious. The new USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller 2 (BBC2) provides quadruple hands-free continuous controllers: Breath, Bite and in addition Nod and Tilt sensors. These allow musicians to add nuanced expression and amazing realism to their performance.

The BBC2 supersedes and improves our very successful USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller. Four completely independent MIDI streams generate data corresponding to the physical variables sensed by each of the sensors:

The built-in piezoelectric transducer senses breath pressure
The bite sensor senses the the force applied to the mouthpiece by teeth or lips
The integrated accelerometer senses the inclination of the device along two axes (Nod for up/down and Tilt for lateral head movements). The neutral Nod and Tilt positions can also be calibrated as required, even not horizontally.




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TEControl USB MIDI Breath & Bite Controller 2

Configurable Breath Controller with USB-MIDI class compliant interface, flexible headset, bite force sensitive mouthpiece and inclination sensor. Configuration Utility and documentation available for download on the Support page. See also the Frequently Asked Questions page.
Price: 199.99 EUR (ex VAT)


TEControl USB MIDI Breath & Bite Controller 2

With sample libraries getting better and better and physical modeling advancing to incredible realism, the need for good controllers is obvious. The new USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller 2 (BBC2) provides quadruple hands-free continuous controllers: Breath, Bite and in addition Nod and Tilt sensors. These allow musicians to add nuanced expression and amazing realism to their performance.

The BBC2 supersedes and improves our very successful USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller. Four completely independent MIDI streams generate data corresponding to the physical variables sensed by each of the sensors:

The built-in piezoelectric transducer senses breath pressure
The bite sensor senses the the force applied to the mouthpiece by teeth or lips
The integrated accelerometer senses the inclination of the device along two axes (Nod for up/down and Tilt for lateral head movements). The neutral Nod and Tilt positions can also be calibrated as required, even not horizontally.
Our proven embedded signal processing algorithms guarantee full resolution over all sensor input ranges. MIDI messages are transmitted only when sensor data cause the MIDI output value to change. Thanks to the same state-of-art piezoelectric pressure sensor used in our earlier breath controller models, the latency is minimal and the response to breath pressure is fast and sensitive enough to even allow flutter tonguing.

The BBC2 is fully USB-MIDI class compliant and works out of the box with the built-in operating system USB-MIDI class drivers on both Windows and Mac computers, as well as any other class compliant host such as the Korg Kronos. The Configuration Utility works on Windows and Mac computers and allows easy and independent setting of parameters such as input/output range, sensitivity curve, attack/decay filter response as well as MIDI Channel, MIDI CC, Pitch bend or Aftertouch.

The integrated headset can be bent to a comfortable shape and worn around either the head or the neck, depending on individual preference.

The mouthpiece has an adjustable bleed valve similar in concept to that found on the famous - and now discontinued - Yamaha BC3 breath controller. The mouthpiece now comes with a food-grade plastic cover that, unlike the silicone cover of the older model, can withstand teeth pressure. In addition the new cover can easily be removed for cleaning.

TEControl Breath & Bite Controller 2 Configuration Utility Screenshot

Specifications
Sensitive to breath pressure, bite force and inclination along two orthogonal axes
Insensitive to ambient pressure
Software configurable (independently for each sensor) min/max sensor input and MIDI out ranges, sensitivity curve, attack/decay filter, MIDI channel and MIDI CC, Pitch bend or Aftertouch, neutral inclination calibration
Save and load your presets
Full resolution for all input ranges (MIDI 0-127)
Firmware upgradable for future enhancements
USB-MIDI class compliant, Plug&Play out of the box on Windows and Mac
USB powered
Configuration Utility available for Windows and MAC, tested on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8 (Intel only), Windows 10 (Intel only), OS X 10.5, 10.6, 10.7, 10.8, 10.9, 10.10
Compatibility
Libraries
We have tested the USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller with the following sample libraries

8DIO
Audiobro LASS
East West
Orchestration Tools
ProjectSam
Samplemodeling
Spitfire
Vienna Symphonic Library
Wallander Instruments
Players
We have tested the USB MIDI Breath and Bite Controller with the following sample players

EWQL/Play
Native Instruments/Kontakt 5
Omnisphere
VSL