Limited edition MIDI Biodata Sonication Device produced in celebration of the new Mort Garson album, Journey to the Moon and Beyond.
Listen to any living thing and create your own music together with them and your MIDI Biodata Sonification System.
By attaching electrodes to the leaves of a plant or skin, fluctuations in galvanic conductance will produce MIDI notes, which are transmitted on a configurable MIDI channel. With a maximum of 5 note polyphony (matching the LEDs).
Through sampling pulse widths and identifying fluctuations, MIDI note and control messages are generated. Features include Threshold, Scaling, Control Number, and Control Voltage using PWM through an RC Low Pass filter.
Note that you do need a software or hardware MIDI synthesizer to use this device.
It uses the same galvanic conductance sensing circuitry known from Sam Cusumano’s MIDI Biodata Sonification System but runs a modified firmware and has some nice addons:
3D printed enclosure
settings menu (and button) to set the threshold, MIDI channel, note scale and LED brightness
updated PCB design for more safety
preinstalled, but optional CV (Control Voltage) output
A control message is transmitted on CC 80, which is also presented as a 'Control Voltage' output via an unpopulated pin header - to modular synthesizers and equipment.
For more information about the device, usage examples and to share experiences, join the MIDI Biodata Sonification forum hosted by Sam Cusumano, who originally designed this technology.
Delivery Contents
MIDI Biodata Sonification Device (Assembled or Kit)
2 pairs of pad electrodes
electrode cable with 3,5mm connector
USB powered
Black Eye – Limited Edition Cassette
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Plantasia "Cover Art" Tan T-Shirt
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Bumper Sticker
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond – Sacred Bones Exclusive Moon Vinyl LP
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Mort Garson's Patch Cord Production Long Sleeve Tee
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Plantasia Bill Connors T-Shirt
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond – Mort Garson Patch Cord Productions Bundle
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond – Deep Space Black Vinyl LP
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond – Limited Edition Mars Red Vinyl LP
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond – CD
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond Tote
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond Patch
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Journey to the Moon and Beyond All Over Print T-Shirt
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Music from Patch Cord Productions – Orange LP
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Plantasia "Man With His Plants" Longsleeve Tee
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Plantasia "Plant Care" Print
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Mother Earth's Plantasia – Green Vinyl LP
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Mother Earth's Plantasia – Lemon Sunburst Vinyl LP
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Mother Earth's Plantasia – 15th Label Anniversary Limited Caladium Pink and Green w/ Standard Jacket
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Plantasia Tote Bag
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Plantasia Tote Bag "Basic Principles of Plant Care"
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Didn't You Hear? – Silver Vinyl
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Music from Patch Cord Productions – Black Vinyl
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Didn't You Hear? – Limited Edition Silver and Black Splash Vinyl
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Music from Patch Cord Productions – Purple Vinyl
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Didn't You Hear? – Black Vinyl
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Music from Patch Cord Productions – Limited Edition Violet and Lime Splash Vinyl
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Mother Earth's Plantasia – Black LP
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Mother Earth's Plantasia – CD
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Lucifer: Black Mass
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Plantasia Tragic The Saddening Cards
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Ataraxia: The Unexplained
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Mort Garson Los Angeles, California
Morton S. "Mort" Garson was a Canadian-born composer, arranger, songwriter, and pioneer of electronic music. He is best known for his albums in the 1960s and 1970s that were among the first to feature Moog synthesizers. His best-known album is Mother Earth's Plantasia, a 1976 Moog album designed to be played "for plants and the people who love them." ... more
