Accessible Music Technology
Access Resources here!
If you're interested in building any of the instruments, and learning how to set them up, click the button below.
Please remember that this is all work in progress!
We are a very small team, and are doing our best to facilitate free, accessible music-making. Please contact us if you have any issues or requests, we'll get to you as soon as we can!
Motion Sensor Instrument
A wonderful Max4Live device that allows you to play music by rotating, shaking, and tilting the device!
Features include:
Adjustable sensitivity and calibration settings so you can "tune" the device to the specific movement of an individual.
An accelerometer "wand" for triggering sounds with shakes and sharp movements.
A fun and "stimmy" LED display which also functions as a button to trigger sounds.
The ability to map rotation/tilt gestures to parameters in Ableton.
The ability to play a scale with rotation/tilt gestures.
Total chromatic control over the pitches generated, and transposition settings.
Coming soon:
A Pure Data version for use with other DAWs.
Ableton-specific bug fixes and improved integration with the software.
Variation settings for GyroScale's rhythm.
Many more fun features.
Magical Drums
The knock sensor drums allow you to trigger sounds by hitting a drum, or another object of your choice.
The sensitivity can be adjusted and calibrated to suit the user's needs and preferences.
In the Max4Live version, sounds can be programmed to change depending on how hard you hit. This feature will be implemented in the Pure Data version soon, for use with free DAWs.
And More!!
The amazing Tom Culling is developing his designs and creating new additions to the experiences. His long-term goal is to provide accessible resources to allow anyone to build these instruments at home, regardless of their prior knowledge of music technology.
Follow along for more developments and free updates!
Both developing and using these sensors is a similar process to learning an instrument. It's tricky at first, but over time - as you learn the instrument - it'll improve alongside you!
