experimental electronic musical instruments
Articles about experimental electronic musical instruments:
This is a sneak preview of wax78’s visual theremin project.
A simple sheet of paper will be used as a controller of volume and frequency.
Don Buchla Interview
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Filed under: Electronic Instruments, Interviews, Keyboard Synthesizers, SynthesizersThis interview with electronic music pioneer Don Buchla is part of a series created by the Red Bull Music Academy. Read more…
Giuseppe Guerriero’s Physical Sequencer is a grid-based, human-scale interface that allows you to transform your movements and gestures into techno-trance sounds.
It features 56 proximity sensors arranged in a 7×8 grid that convert the gestures into music via a software.
via YankoDesign
La Guitare à Crayon
The “Guitare à crayon” is a custom instrument for painting and playing music.
The idea behind “la Guitare à crayon” is to be able to paint and play music with the same instrument. It’s a custom USB guitar with open source software: namely, pure data (sound) and gimp (visual).
La Guitare à crayon is free hardware (as in “free speech” not “free beer”). Read more…
This is a preview of Seth Sandler’s Audiotouch, a $200 DIY multitouch music table:
Last weekend my multitouch table and Audiotouch software were on display at UCSD’s Music Center Openening. The turnout was good and it was great meeting the enthusiastic crowd that took the time to try out the table.
The majority really liked the simplicity of the new Bloom application that acts as a screen-saver type application when no other application is loaded. The kids really liked the ‘Wall Pong’ game and it was fascinating watching them take part in the interaction.
The Audiotouch takes the idea of virtual instruments to a new level, doesn’t it?
