Thing-1 Demo
Below is a selection of recordings made using Thing-1.

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Thing-1 instantly converts the playing of any supported woodwind (sax, clarinet, flute, recorder) into expressive MIDI messages that can be routed to control any MIDI synthesizer.

Here's What It Can Do
Click a track below to hear some results recorded by an amateur player using Thing-1 Professional Edition and its built-in MIDI effects.






Recording Details
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These solo recordings were made by playing into an entry-level Audio-Technica ATR20 cardioid microphone plugged in (via a pre-amp) to a MacBook. The dry audio was translated into MIDI in real time by the Thing-1 software. Both the dry audio and generated MIDI were recorded into separate tracks in one take.

Using GarageBand (shown below) as the recording platform. The MIDI instruments you hear are all Audio Unit plug-ins, including Alpha, Crystal, Kore, SoundFont, and Zebra. The result was then exported into the MP3 recordings you have here.

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In some tracks the raw woodwind audio and MIDI were mixed for balance and panning to provide some stereo separation. Otherwise, no post-processing to the audio, MIDI, pitch, or tempo was done.

Thing-1 Processing: Dynamics, Pitch Resolution, Low Latency
The tracks below were selected to demonstrate three aspects of the expressive control and accuracy you can expect to find with Thing-1.






First in track 1 we have an example of dynamic response and tracking. Thing-1 can interpret the expressive dynamics you use as you play, including the subtle changes you make to held notes.

Next, track 2 demonstrates Thing-1 correctly identifying pitch even when a note is noticeably out of tune. You will hear Thing-1 keep in sync with the recorder even on the high note which is quite sharp.

Finally, on display in in track 3 is the extremely quick MIDI response of Thing-1. Here the dry audio input and synthesized MIDI are locked together in time even through legato or slurred phrasing.

Thing-1 in the Studio: Postprocessing into MIDI
The final demo track was made to show that in addition to use in live performance, Thing-1 can be used in a studio setting to do post-processing. Here a professional soprano sax recording (made over 20 years ago) was routed into Thing-1 to produce something new: a synthesized unison bass following part.