Laetitia Sonami lady’s glove V
Hand and arm gesture control of live electronic music
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Hand and arm gesture control of electronic music
- Connection & compatibility
- Sensor signals converted to MIDI musical control ↗
Keep in mind Photograph records the physical instrument at STEIM in2006; it is not presented as the original1984 revision.
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| Prices · all markets | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. |
| Designed for | Hand and arm gesture control of live electronic music ↗ | Hand and arm gesture control of electronic music ↗ |
| Form factor | Custom sensor-covered arm-length performance glove ↗ | Pair of hand-strapped sensor/key controller frames ↗ |
| Connection & compatibility | Not verified | Sensor signals converted to MIDI musical control ↗ |
| Generation | Fifth instrument, built around2001; retired in2015 ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Construction | Thin black mesh lycra glove with sewn sensors ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Finger Inputs | Microswitches, Hall transducers, pressure pad and resistive strips ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Distance Sensing | Ultrasonic receivers ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Orientation | Mercury switch and accelerometer sensing ↗ | Tilt sensing ↗ |
| Version VAdditions | Right-wrist accelerometers, light sensor, extra switches and LEDs; miniature microphone added later ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Interface | STEIM Sensorlab ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Sound Mapping | Max/MSP mappings change with each composition ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| First Public Use | Not applicable to this category | 1984 ↗ |
| Finger Input | Not applicable to this category | Small key arrays for fingered musical control ↗ |
| Pressure Input | Not applicable to this category | Thumb pressure sensors ↗ |
| Relative Position | Not applicable to this category | Distance sensing between the two hands ↗ |
| Configuration | Not applicable to this category | Multiple historical hardware revisions grouped; no uniform revision specifications claimed ↗ |
| Availability | One custom fifth-generation performance instrument, not retail hardware. No public purchase price verified. | Historical custom instrument developed and rebuilt over multiple decades. No public complete-device purchase price verified. |
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| Editorial pick & release | No editorial ranking recorded | No editorial ranking recorded |
| Evidence | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 |
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