Developing a WX-5 style mouthpiece for YDS digital saxophone

I have embarked on a project to design a mouthpiece equipped with a bite sensor, aimed at pitch control - similar to the functionality of the Yamaha WX5 wind controller. While I previously engaged with the WX5 and VL-70m synthesizer set up years ago, I have lately relied on automatic LFO vibrato like what EWI does. I now aspire to craft a revised iteration of my augmented YDS-digital saxophone, integrating this capability.

This endeavor seeks to empower saxophonists to emulate authentic pitch bending and vibrato akin to traditional saxophone techniques.

Currently in the initial ideation phase, I will periodically share updates on my progress here. Stay tuned for further developments.

Update on 4/19/24 : chose a piezoelectric sensor for this functionality

Update on 4/21/24 - Finalized