Imagine not having
to listen to a click track ever again. Imagine, no matter how the tempo
varies, being able to anticipate the next beat before it happens.
Imagine overdubbing prerecorded tracks as easily as following a bouncing ball. Imagine
leaving your headphones at home the next time you perform live with a sequence…
IMAGINE A REVOLUTION
IN HOW MUSIC IS
PERFORMED
RECORDED!
Thousands
of performers from all across today’s musical scene — rock bands, film score composers,
classical musicians, teachers, church organists, recording engineers, night
club singers, home MIDI enthusiasts, musical theater conductors — have already
discovered the visual way of keeping a musical performance together. Without headphones. Without annoying
clicks and metronomes. Without hearing loss. Without missing a beat.
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New owners ask – “How did I ever get along without it?” |
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Satisfied users include:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
- Steve Winwood - Mariah Carey -
Wendy Carlos - Ringling Brothers Circus - Leon Russell -
Suzanne Ciani - U.S. Air Force -
Tabernacle Church - The Julliard School of Music –
Tin Roof Studio – Herbie Hancock
The Visual Conductor ® is a
unique
The Visual Conductor hardware (a small box similar in size to a deck of cards) connects into your midi chain.
A second cable connects to a USB port on any Windows computer (Mac version coming soon). If you prefer to use a larger (or smaller) display, we also have
an optional adapter that will connect the visual conductor directly to any display that uses a VGA or HDMI interface. Even a huge projector, if you're so inclined.
The conductor display is superimposed on the windows display, occupying virtually no space of its own. You can have your sequencer, DAW or lyrics in full view, with the
Visual Conductor's guiding light keeping the time. You can adjust the size of the conductor pattern, the size of the conductor lights and the color of the lights.
All this creates the illusion of one
light moving in human-like gestures. Users can program the unit to “conduct”
using standard baton patterns or “bounce” on the beat. Since time is visually
traced between the beats, changing speeds are anticipated, making any
track easier to follow. Virtually all time signatures are supported, and the
hardware can be defaulted to a 4/4 baton pattern or a simple “bouncing ball”.
The surface or wall mountable device slaves to any sequencer or drum machine,
following
Frequently
Asked Questions about the Visual Conductor ®
I’m not used to following live conductors. Will I be able to follow the
Visual Conductor?
Yes. Most people follow the Visual Conductor intuitively. No Special Training
is required.
How is the Visual Conductor controlled?
Via
How long will it take me to learn to use the Visual Conductor?
If you
can operate a
Can I program different light patterns for different time signatures
within one piece of music?
Absolutely. If you want to conduct in 4/4, for example, insert a program change of
“44” in your sequence. If the time signature changes to 3/4 later on, insert a
program change of “34”.
Does the unit need its own
Ideally,
yes – but it can also be set to share a channel with another device, if need
be.
Will it conduct compound, ‘in one’, and ‘cut time’ meters? How about odd
meters such as 10/8, 7/2 an 11/16?
All of the above.
Can I sync the Visual Conductor to tape?
Not
directly – but it can be synced to a sequencer that is synced to tape using
SMPTE, Song Position Pointer, etc.
Can I follow the Visual Conductor even though my eyes are on the
printed music?
Yes,
so long as the unit is within your field of view. Your peripheral vision picks
up the moving light.
I’ve always used click tracks and I don’t really mind them. Why should
I use a Visual Conductor?
Several
reasons:
1
- Click tracks can get very loud in headphones. Repeated use can permanently
damage your hearing;
2
- Click tracks add an extraneous sound element to the music. The VC is a
musical, not mechanical experience;
3
– Click tracks only indicate that a beat has happened. And if the tempo
varies, there is no way you can anticipate the beat. The Visual Conductor
traces time in between the beats, never letting you go. Therefore, you
can follow every ritard or accelerando, confidently
staying with the music.
Here is a very simple demonstration of the Visual Conductor.
Please excuse the video quality, we'll get that sorted out as soon as possible.
This demo shows the VC conducting in 1/4, 2/4, 3/4 and 4/4. It's a rather trivial tune, but it does get the point across.
For
more information, contact:
Bartal
Design Group, Inc.
Tel:
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