OHMs Presentation 2/4 - Biphonic playing.
Channel: KontinuumLAB
Date: 15/04/2016

This is the second in a short series of videos about the "Open Horn MIDI system". 
In this video I cover the biphonic playing modes. How to activate and use them and the logic behind the different fingering systems. The "Split" playing mode especially deserves a lot more time than I give it here, but that's just not going to happen this time around. Anyway, you can hear it in action in the musical intros to both the first and second videos, so hit [pause] on that for more details ;)  I hope I manage to convey here the equal parts mental overload / wondrous joy I feel as a saxophone player at suddenly being able to play two notes at once on a "horn" fingerboard. 

The format for this series of videos is simple and the style is highly informal. I play the OHMs in front of a three camera setup, trying to highlight some of the features. Then i explain/show/demonstrate some aspect of the Open Horn MIDI system. To round off each video I finish with some more musical noise.
These are not tutorials and nothing is scripted. The tunes are improvised on the spot, and are not from any record or project. You may use them for whatever you want under a Creative Commons - Share Alike license. 
Sidenote: painting of Trane and Miles in the background was made by http://felicianogz.com/

The topics for the other three videos are:
1. The OHMs basic fingerings.
3. The OHMs "Pedalera" and synth/looper software
4. The Open Horn. How it works, what's inside.

Go to the KontinuumLab.blogspot.com for more information about the Open Horn MIDI system.

See you in the Kontinuum!