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AlphaSphere

http://www.alphasphere.com/

AlphaSphere is a brand new musical instrument which has been designed for electronic music. The AlphaSphere allows you to be expressive with music through a series of tactile pressure sensors. Load the Sphere with your own sounds, or connect to your existing digital audio workstation (DAW) with the intuitive software. Get hands on with electronic music and create your new sound. Change the way you play.

Kulbuto-Audiovisual Music Instrument

by Émile Sacré

http://sacre.emile.free.fr/

Created with Quartz Composer - Ableton Live – MIDI messages.
Audiovisual device was made by Master Pro Création Numérique (UT2 Le Mirail Toulouse)

found via:

http://www.creativeapplications.net/sound/kulbuto-quarz-composer-sound/

magnetic Cello V.4.1 Demo

http://magnetovore.wordpress.com/

This instrument has a similar size, shape, and playing style of an acoustic cello. However, instead of a horsehair bow, the player uses a magnetic rod (the “bow”) to induce a voltage in a coil (the “bridge”). This voltage is used to control the volume of the signal. The pitch of the instrument is controlled by resistive ribbons (the “strings”) which control a second voltage. Note that this creation does not use a microcontroller or digital circuity–just capacitors, resistors, and the occasional IC, like in a simple radio.

Found via:

http://emergentdigitalpractices.tumblr.com/post/10681231969/why-wasnt-this-magnetic-cello-made-in-the-70-s-hack

PocoPoco

Pocopoco is a new musical interface that users can control by
pushing, holding and turning - very intuitive and tactile actions.
To create Pocopoco we developed original solenoid units with built-in
sensors and assembled 16 of them in a box-shaped container to serve as
a universal input/output device.

Through the use of their up and down movement we have created a new
form of musical expression. The resulting device is a versatile
interface whose physical movement is appealing to both performers and
audiences and which also has the potential to be used in a wide range
of other applications including games and telecommunications.

Users can play music with PocoPoco very easily just by “pushing”,
“holding ” and “turning” its cylinders . When a user “Pushes” on top
of a cylinder, a sequencer switch is flipped to the “on” position
causing the cylinder to rise and a sound to play at regular intervals.
“Holding” a raised cylinder prolongs the note being played like the
sustain pedal of a piano. “Turning” a cylinder affects the
instrument’s tone in various ways (e.g. volume control, filters, pitch
bend) .

PocoPoco is very easy to play even for children and beginners with no
musical experience, but at the same time it is also a sophisticated
device that can be used to create compelling performances.