I'm a grad student at Rutgers University, working on my Masters in Fine Arts thesis show, and would like to build a piece that is nearly fully developed, except for one key part. I'm building a sculpture that "plays" the paint-roller texture of a wall. A small plastic needle runs down the wall. Attached to this needle is a contact microphone that picks up the sound from the needle, kind of like a record player.
What I would like to do is have the signal from the needle modulate the volume of a sine tone (coming from a separate source). I would prefer a hardware solution (ie: circuits, effects pedals, etc.) rather than a software one. I know this could be acheived using MAX/MSP but I dont' really know the program and don't want to have a dedicated computer just for this project if I can avoid it.
The only other idea I had was some kind of modified envelope follower that took two inputs and modulated one based on the other. I'm totally stumped. Any suggestions?
What I would like to do is have the signal from the needle modulate the volume of a sine tone (coming from a separate source). I would prefer a hardware solution (ie: circuits, effects pedals, etc.) rather than a software one. I know this could be acheived using MAX/MSP but I dont' really know the program and don't want to have a dedicated computer just for this project if I can avoid it.
The only other idea I had was some kind of modified envelope follower that took two inputs and modulated one based on the other. I'm totally stumped. Any suggestions?
