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Don Buchla's Marimba Lumina is a MIDI controller that lets a musician play music via a control surface based on the layout of a marimba. The defining characteristic is its use of RF technology for the recognition of location along the key/bar and recognition of each of four mallets as a potentially unique input—allowing it to play stylistically conventional or unconventional music. The curved 4-1/3 octave Marimba Lumina "Gold" was first introduced in 1999 and played by Buchla “associate” Joel Davel at the Bell-Atlantic Jazz Festival in New York City. Later versions introduced in 2000 and 2001 were produced in collaboration with Nearfield Multimedia and include a 3.5 and 2.5 octave range. Performers known for playing the Marimba Lumina include Joel Davel of the Paul Dresher Ensemble, Vessela Stoyanova of (Bury Me Standing ) and (Goli ), and Max Lord. The Residents and Tortoise have also used it on tour. Recently, Jon Fishman, drummer of the band Phish, has incorporated a Marimba Lumina into his drum kit as well. The Absolute Deviation venture is the remaining source of support for the instrument. ==Description== Control Surface: Velocity-, position-, and contact-sensitive bars are laid out in an array similar to a conventional marimba. Additional controller strips and pads provide other functions. Controller: Specialized color-coded mallets must be used as the surface will not recognize conventional ones. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Marimba Lumina」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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