Physical Interfaces
Electronic Task Board
rationale: To encourage different movements with music. Can follow musical notation and play different tunes.
Can also be repurposed with an Xbox adaptive controller for use as a games controller with Stepmania or similar
Cat litter tray repurposed as a electronic switch musical task tray. Holes drilled to allow a range of switches to sit on top of the tray.
MIDI Creator switch configurator sits underneath. Each switch is programmed to a different pitch or range of pitches
Each switch can be programmed to a different pitch and each switch can facilitate a different movement.
A and F Proximity switches (A+F) can be programmed for a range of notes/scales or single pitches.
B Rotate movement. Turn the handle to open and shut the clamp which has a velocity switch in its teeth, when it opens the switch opens and makes an ascending scale and when it shuts a descending scale
C Finger press switch
D Squeeze switch for whole hand can be programmed as 'on off' or as a velocity switch where the more you press the wider the range of notes
E Grasp and tap - a long switch that can create a note when it is grapsed and tapped.
G Hold punch press. A palm press where a switch is placed underneath and can trigger a note or a sample
Demonstration
Behind the scenes