Though bit off topic, I remember a nifty guitar to MIDI system that
Julius Smith and Phil Gosset developed in the back rooms of CCRMA. At
the moment it detected a string pluck, it would make a rough guess of
the pitch and immediately issue a NOTE_ON command. Then it would
start issuing pitch bend commands to refine the guess as the waveform
became more periodic. So it was responsive and didn't require a
guitar with a wired neck.
Julius: did anything come of that design?
- Rob
