The MIDI pick
Roy Vanegas · 2007
The guitar pick has traditionally been used to strike or rake the strings of a guitar or bass, and in rarer instances, a shamisen, lute, or other stringed instrument. The pressure exerted on it, however, has until now been ignored. The MIDI Pick, an enhanced guitar pick, embraces this dimension, acting as a trigger for serial data, audio samples, MIDI messages1, Max/MSP patches, and on/off messages. This added scope expands greatly the stringed instrument player's musical dynamic in the studio or on stage.