Comments on: A novel thought-controlled prosthesis for amputees http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-novel-thought-controlled-prosthesis-for-amputeesthought-controlled-prosthesis-is-changing-the-lives-of-amputees Accelerating Intelligence Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:19:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-novel-thought-controlled-prosthesis-for-amputeesthought-controlled-prosthesis-is-changing-the-lives-of-amputees/comment-page-1#comment-58705 Marcos Marin Fri, 30 Nov 2012 21:53:39 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=172852#comment-58705 Exactly! Though he doesn't play any instruments right?=) And 4 new members might be forcing a bit my learning abilities I admit, that is, before AI can help there... I mean, playing the drums with 4 different rhythms WHILE playing an harmonica might be easy enough, BUT controlling 40 fingers PLUS 3+ pedals, WHILE whistling (signal processed into a flute timbre through a filter) and having multiple samples and tracks on each keyboard, MAY be a bit too much... even for me=P A couple more arms is enough to simulate a full band REAL TIME (crucial, since one can already do that with said multiple tracks or similar tricks of course) Think of a mix of Doc Oc with Davy Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JbaZtoKAs Exactly! Though he doesn’t play any instruments right?=)

And 4 new members might be forcing a bit my learning abilities I admit, that is, before AI can help there… I mean, playing the drums with 4 different rhythms WHILE playing an harmonica might be easy enough, BUT controlling 40 fingers PLUS 3+ pedals, WHILE whistling (signal processed into a flute timbre through a filter) and having multiple samples and tracks on each keyboard, MAY be a bit too much… even for me=P
A couple more arms is enough to simulate a full band REAL TIME (crucial, since one can already do that with said multiple tracks or similar tricks of course)

Think of a mix of Doc Oc with Davy Jones from the Pirates of the Caribbean:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0JbaZtoKAs

]]> By: Gorden Russell http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-novel-thought-controlled-prosthesis-for-amputeesthought-controlled-prosthesis-is-changing-the-lives-of-amputees/comment-page-1#comment-58655 Gorden Russell Fri, 30 Nov 2012 19:16:11 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=172852#comment-58655 You mean like...Doc Oc? You mean like…Doc Oc?

]]> By: Marcos Marin http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-novel-thought-controlled-prosthesis-for-amputeesthought-controlled-prosthesis-is-changing-the-lives-of-amputees/comment-page-1#comment-58590 Marcos Marin Fri, 30 Nov 2012 16:23:37 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=172852#comment-58590 Yes, I'll soon be playing 4 not 2 keyboards and guitars simultaneously. Yes, I’ll soon be playing 4 not 2 keyboards and guitars simultaneously.

]]> By: Sharon Kerr http://www.kurzweilai.net/a-novel-thought-controlled-prosthesis-for-amputeesthought-controlled-prosthesis-is-changing-the-lives-of-amputees/comment-page-1#comment-58453 Sharon Kerr Fri, 30 Nov 2012 10:17:17 +0000 http://www.kurzweilai.net/?p=172852#comment-58453 Wow! Wow!

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