Edinburgh based start-up Playable Technology has introduced BeatBlocks, an iOS app that lets you use LEGO bricks to make beats.… Read More New App, BeatBlocks, Lets You Make Beats With LEGO Bricks
Berlin-based Playtronica shared this sneak preview of Orbita, a tangible music controller that’s like a cross between a turntable and a sequencer.… Read More Orbita Turntable Sequencer Sneak Preview
Reactable has announced that its Rotor Controllers Set – a pair of tangible music controllers that work in conjuction with their Rotor iPad app – are now available. … Read More Reactable Rotor Tangible Music Controllers Now Available
At Knobcon 2016, Synthtopia talked with Percussa’s Bert Schiettecatte, who gave us an overview of their new Synthor Modular Synthesis System.… Read More Percussa Intros Synthor Modular Synthesis System (Knobcon 2016)
Gridi is a large scale tangible MIDI sequencer (2.80 X 1.65 Meters), created by music producer Yuval Gerstein, with the goal of letting users create a musical composition in an accessible and intuitive way.… Read More Is This The World’s Largest MIDI Sequencer?
The Wooden Audio Sequencer is a tangible music controller, created as a project by Ernest Warzocha, Jakub Wilczewski & Maciej Zelaznowski for the Physical Computing and Creative Coding course at School of Form. The custom controller follows the standard timeline, with individual rows for instruments played. The are IR reflective sensors in each hole. They read the… Read More The Wooden Audio Sequencer
Reactable Systems has introduced Reactable Live! S6, the latest version of their tangible music control system. Here’s the official video intro:
https://vimeo.com/130027682 Synthesist Mark Mosher is a fan of the Percussa AudioCubes and their potential as a tangible controller for MIDI software that’s also visually interesting. AudioCubes are modular controllers, that can be used with MIDI and OSC, for live performance, sound design and more. This video documents Mosher’s experiments with using Wireless AudioCubes, with MIDIBridge… Read More Tangible Control Of Modular Software With Percussa AudioCubes
Tuna DJ Gear has announced that their Kickstarter project to create Tuna Knobs – tangible knobs for touchscreen devices – is fully funded. They have also announced ‘stretch goals’ for funding. Here’s what they have to say about the stretch goals:
Tuna DJ Gear has gone live with their Kickstarter project to create tangible knobs for multi-touch music applications. Their Tuna Knobs are control knobs that stick to any touchscreen and let you control DJ and music making apps like you would with dedicated music hardware
