Musical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Controls
Other posts in the series Musical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Part One: Controls: Analysing how continuous or discrete controls on the sound affect playability to great extent Part...
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Other posts in the series Musical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Part One: Controls: Analysing how continuous or discrete controls on the sound affect playability to great extent Part...
View ArticleMusical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Put into practice
Other posts in the series Musical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Part One: Controls: Analysing how continuous or discrete controls on the sound affect playability to great extent Part...
View ArticleGeometric Rhythm Machine
In the post “Playing with laser beams to create very simple rhythms” I explained a theoretical approach that I want to materialize into an instrument. The idea is to create complex rhythms by combining...
View Article(Arduino) Interactive Generative Sequencer
Following my ongoing work on a theory of rhythms and a corresponding physical instrument using lasers, here is a version of the same idea implemented into an Arduino: a generative sequencer. The idea...
View ArticleJam Session at home
On a Sunday afternoon, fifteen friends, all non musicians but two amateur musicians, joined the machines set in turn, around 8 at a time, to improvise electro or hip-hop rhythmic grooves. Of course...
View ArticleBeam Beats tangible rhythm sequencer: work is in progress!
Beam Beats is an interactive and tangible rhythm sequencer that translates the geometry of beacons on the ground into rhythms and polyrhythms thanks to a rotating laser beam. This experimental MIDI...
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