Week 19

  • Research 2 designs that already exist for accessible instruments in your area of sound and music and discuss them in a blog post.

The SynLimb

I would like to include here Bertolt Meyer, he was born without an arm and his passion for electronic music and synthesisers has taken him to create a special instrument which fit in his joint, and with the use of the electro magnetic signals from his nerves he is able to control some parameters of the modular synth, having created an accessible instrument, the SynLimb, in collaboration with Soma Synths, which allows him to perform live using both arms.

Playtronica Touch Me

This device is not exclusively designed for people with disabilities but it can be used in multiple ways so it could adapt to different kind of disabilities as it allows us to transform any conductive object like plants, fruits and metallic utensils (Or even our own body) into a musical instrument. The way it works is very simple, it transforms the electrical resistance values between two points and turns it to midi notes, so it can be used with any DAW or VST Instrument via USB.

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