If you have a stick and a PC you can play a drum even without an instrument "Aerodrums"

From a powerful sound to an elaborate stick judgment, a drum instrument is a musical instrument that can express a variety of expressions, but it is easy to play because there are weak points such as "sound is decky", "take place", "instrument setting difficult" It is a painful place that I can not do. PC software "Aerodrums"Is a software that will solve such a problem, it is a system that can play drums anywhere with stick and PC, USB camera.

Aerodrums | Aerodrums
http://aerodrums.com/aerodrums/

The appearance of actually playing Aerodrums can be checked from the following movie.

Aerodrums teaser


A man who takes out a stick from a bag.


And I set up a notebook PC and a USB camera on the table.


I put on something like a mirror on the instep.


State of setting. Bright light is illuminated from the camera placed on the table.


The setting is completed when a man sits on a chair having no choice.


And as I started swinging the stick, the sound of the drum was played. I pretend to play according to music "Hit guardOr? Is it? Although I thought, it seems that the sound consistent with the actual movement is undoubtedly being reproduced.


A drum set is displayed on the PC screen, and something round and slimy is moving.


If you look closely, the rounded point seems to be sensing movement of the hands and feet. Sound is played every time a circle gets on each part of cymbal and Tyco.


A man like a mother appeared. "Please turn on headphones."


Installation.


Then the inside of the room is completely silent. Because music and my performance are being played only in headphones, it does not interfere with my family or neighborhood.


"Aerodrums" which is supposed to be able to reproduce realistic drum sound with just "Air drum" is a motion camera for PlayStation "PlayStation Eye"To connect the system to read the movement of the player to sound the sound source.

It seems that the capture of motion is done at high speed, and the gap from the performance seems to be very small. It also follows the movement of even more fine sticks, and the nuances of strong and weak are also reproduced rich in variations. Accent and ghost notes, down / up of sticks, double strokes etc. are also perceived without problem, and it seems that you can play the Rudiments like Paradi Doll as you want.

Aerodrums: rebound rebuttal


Also, by attaching a foot marker reflecting the light on the foot, it is possible to play the kick drum and open / close the hi-hat pedal freely. Even in the case of "You feel uncomfortable without a pedal and you can not play", it seems that a pedal is prepared as an option.

Aerodrums foot technique and pedal alternatives


Aerodrums is compatible with OS of Vista or later on Windows and Mac OS X 10.6 or later on Mac. It is impossible to play under the sunlight, it seems that it is important to make the room dimly and make an environment where the light from the camera often hits the player.

In addition, AerodrumsAmerican AmazonIt costs $ 160 (about 17,000 yen),British AmazonAlthough it is sold at 100 pounds (about 17,000 yen), it seems that sales to Japan are currently out of support. AerodrumsforumAlthough it seems there was a question "Can you ship to Malaysia?", It seems that it was impossible, but it seems to only wait for support start or to depend on acquaintance living in the target area.

Also, from Aerodrums, notation score creation software for Windows specializing in drum music "Aered"Has been released and it is possible to download either the free version or the paid version from the following page.

Aered | Aerodrums
http://aerodrums.com/aered/