Beam 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...
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 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 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 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 ArticleMusical instruments for musicians and non-musicians: Constraints
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: 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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