All Entries Tagged With: "interface"
Misa guitar – the future just round the corner?
Some months ago I had a conversation with a friend that went something like this: “Wouldn’t it be great if someone would design an instrument that used a touch screen interface to extend the resources that trained musicians already find in traditional instruments”. In other words, using technology to extend and transform our opportunities rather [...]
New Interfaces
Came across this cool video today – some really neat concepts. I would like to see what this would look and sound like when used as a musical interface: multiple pitches, variable positioning = dynamics/timbre, maybe split right/left hand to control different parameters (maybe effects and Equalization). There is so much potential here…. Take a [...]
Need a Theramin – no problem! It's as easy as 1, 2, 3
Here is a really nifty idea for bringing the Theremin to life (unless of course you have a real one stashed away in your department store). All you need is three radios – Nice! There is no substitute for feeling the relationship between the sound of the instrument and your movements. I would recommend a [...]
Tactile touch screen
I was having a conversation with a friend the other day and we were discussing what an interface for music would look like that approached hci design from the perspective that a musical instrument takes many years to learn. We talked around many of the issues that may get in the way but particularly noted [...]





