Check this out: The Sound of Touch is an instrument for real-time capture and physical stimulation of digital sound samples, using a specially constructed wand and any physical material. The hand-held wand can be used to (1) record sound, then (2) brush, scrape, strike or otherwise physically manipulate this sound against physical objects. These actions… Read More The Sound Of Touch
Eowave has announced the Eobody2 Live Sensor Controller Pack is now shipping. The kit offers an easy way to get into creating DIY MIDI sensor interfaces. Eobody2 Live Sensor Controller Pack includes: 1 Eobody2 USB8 SensorBox 2 x 18 mm pressure sensors 2 x 10 cm position sensors 1 x 20/80 cm distance sensor –… Read More Eobody2 Live Sensor Controller Pack
Gainer is a DIY environment for user interfaces and media installations. It can be used to connect sensors or actuators with Max/MSP. The basic concepts are: The user can use it for creative work from prototype stage to final output stage. Using a breadboard allows the user to learn by mistake. The user can build… Read More The Gainer
A demo of Josh Boughey’s Stribe, a DIY 8-channel multi-touch controller for music or video software. Description: The Stribe is designed to be used in conjunction with a monome 40h or as a stand-alone instrument. By combining these interfaces with suitable software I hope to add a continuous control element to the electronic musician’s software… Read More The Stribe
The Amazing Rolo has announced Loop Machine 2.0. Loop Machine is music software that uses the Nintendo Wii remote as a wireless gestural interface for creating loop-based music. It’s an easy to use, powerful, and fun music creation and performance tool. According to the Amazing Rolo, you can load in any audio ?les or loops… Read More Mac Wii Music Program Updated
Miles was cutting edge 40 years ago. Check out what Der Bekannte Post-Industrielle Trompeter is doing now! Der Bekannte Post-Industrielle Trompeter (DBPIT) is an experimental/industrial project created by Flavio Rivabella. The trumpet is its main feature. Field-recording and electronics are also used, but hardly ever computer-generated or synthesized sounds. Each new DBPIT’s work is the… Read More Post-Industrial Trumpet
Casper Electronics has the stuff on circuit bending. If you want to see some wonderfully illustrated circuit bending diagrams, they’ve got you covered. When you’ve got fantastic illustrations like this, though, and tutorials on how to do the bends, is it still circuit bending?
Remember the Zendrum Zap? Here’s a demo of the Zap in action. All sounds triggered from an E-mu PX-7. More info at the Zendrum site.
Andrew Fentem is a researched working on new interfaces for computer-human interaction. Many of these have potential in the area of music. His interactive flooring system design was developed in collaboration with Peracolor for The Experimental House of Tomorrow. He’s done a variety of work on electronic music instuments, especially in collaboration with Novation, including… Read More New Ideas In Computer User Interfaces
Can’t afford a cool modular synth? That’s no excuse for not making electronic music! Check out what ADACHI has done with synths made out of Tupperware: They never can make precise pitch, but have good sound and noise, easy to operate and carry and worked by battery. Of course the funny and pretty looks are… Read More The Tupperware Synths Of ADACHI Tomomi
