Building a Haxophone : Part 1, the whys and wherefores, buying and ordering parts
For a long time I've wanted a good wind-instrument-based MIDI controller. A few years ago I bought an Artinoise re.corder. I like it but it's not ideal for me. Before we get to the Haxophone, I'll expand a little on my issues with the re.corder. It doesn't have wired USB MIDI, only bluetooth. This does allow it to connect to the dedicated app and my Mac. But bluetooth is always a bit of a faff and there is bad latency in this case, which may be the fault of the bluetooth, or the instrument itself or both. If it worked over USB, it could reduce the latency to zero. I'm almost always using it in the studio and wouldn't mind the cable. Maybe this next point is a configuration issue. I remember discussing the issue on forums so I'm sure it isn't just me. You need to blow quite hard to get a response. I helped this issue by partially blocking the air-escape hole (the fipple if using it as an acoustic recorder) but I still don't particularly enjoy playing...