64 (Video) Fingers from Charlie Visnic on Vimeo.

The Monome, a popular minimalist controller made famous via various artists and in its use during live performances by the likes of Daedalus and Flying Lotus — has just gotten modded with video-manipulation via a tweak to 64-fingers. Watch the vid to see some of the image and sound sampling possibilities.

While I’m fairly certain this is being implemented for a future soon-to-be-released music video, I’d love to see this implemented into a live performance space or installation. Then again, maybe it’s because I’d like to play with my own synth made out of scantily clad girls.

The Humanthesizer consists of 34 pads on the floor which have been painted with the conductive ink and connected to a computer via some custom electronics created by the RCA’s Matt Johnson. The performers stand on the pads, and touch each other on the hands or body to complete a circuit and trigger a sound.

[via Creative Review]