Yuichi Onoue plays "Chimakiya(燒肉粽)" - Taiwanese pop song(It is famous in Teresa Teng's singing.) - by Handmade Ribbon Controller.
Studio live in 2002.
自作リボンコントローラーによる、台湾歌謡"ちまき売り"の演奏です。
This handmade electric musical instrument can change a oscillator pitch smoothly, depending on the place which you press down. Ribbon Controller was originally made as a kind of MOOG SYNTHESIZER's controller in late 60's. I made this following its example. And playing style is self-taught.
This ribbon controller hooked up to simple analogue oscillator. The frequency of the oscillator changes in the value of electric resistance. Electrically, This ribbon controller is just an electric variable resistance.
Refer this URL for more about my ribbon controller.
尾上祐一によるリボンコントローラーの映像はこちらに色々あります。
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