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What is Kinectar?

Kinectar Performance Platform is a toolkit that allows you to use your Microsoft Kinect sensor as a fully-fledged MIDI controller. For both novice and advanced music producers/performers, it allows users to explore the infinite depth of control with the Kinect's affordable and ground-breaking motion tracking technology. 


 

Key Features:

  • Movement Tracking UI allows manipulation of the Kinect's human tracking capabilities, displaying all relevant data extracted from the hands location in 3d-space
  • Instrument Builderlets the user build virtual 'instruments' by outputting MIDI notes in three modes:
    • Static - Produces a single note value. Useful for drum triggers, turning on/off effects within a DAW or feed that trigger into Kinectar to switch between presets using your gesture
    • Solo - Do sweeping solos by selecting from over 40 musical scale presets or click the notes on the UI to make your own
    • Chord - Create a progression of up to 8 chords per preset to play live
  • Global Flags lets you turn on/off Kinectar's instruments using a MIDI note sent from your DAW, external MIDI controller or Kinectar itself
  • MIDI Preset Control lets you switch between Kinectar's presets and instruments using a single MIDI note
  • Value Editor enables many more MIDI/OSC outputs, for controlling device values
  • Visual Metronome popout window sits on top of all programs to make it easy to see if you're in-time when the music gets messy

 

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Latest Forum Posts

By Rawham
Today 07:09
Idea for the web site we should have a user mappings area on the web site where we can post are mappings. I made a Finally made a mappinect style preset changer that i have attached for any one to use.
Today 04:04
Kinectar Manual and some Ok, we all know there's a lack of a manual and it's a bit of a chore to do them, so I've comipled something based on what I've found around the forum. I've posted it here, Maybe if someone else...
By chris
18 May 2012 13:21
Mapping i haven't tried this.. the only problem you might have will be based on the fact that programs can sometimes exclusively hog midi devices. someone correct me if i'm wrong. if this occurs and you...
By chris
18 May 2012 13:18
(WIN) 0.8.3 - Project sav looking into it. can you please try this: 1. create a new folder on the desktop (the name doesn't matter). 2. in Kinectar, click "new", when it pops up with the browse for folder dialogue and...
17 May 2012 09:51
Kinectar User Videos Video Link Hi, Thought I'd try something a bit different for me anyway. Setting up a basic Kinectar Violin. Could with some work be made to sound more realistic I'm sure but sounds...

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