Instruments

ONOJuly 13, 2023SansaMay 26, 2023Chucked BrailleMay 25, 2023Meet The BotsMay 23, 2023HEMISPHERICAL SPEAKERSMay 23, 2023PuckMay 23, 2023 Kinect The SinesMay 23, 2023MPE LiDAR Midi InterfaceMay 6, 2023NamiAugust 25, 2020SQUISHBOIJuly 4, 2020GrainsJuly 2, 2020The Multi-Laser Gestural ControllerSeptember 12, 2016The ArduinomeSeptember 12, 2016Argos Interface BuilderSeptember 12, 2016Funk MachineSeptember 12, 2016FlexichordSeptember 12, 2016FaderBoxSeptember 12, 2016B.O.I.N.GSeptember 12, 2016Hand In HandSeptember 12, 2016CastroSeptember 12, 2016The …

push_push

Jeff Bryant The push_push sensors were made on a circular knitting machine. While knitting regular yarn, conductive thread is tied to the yarn and pulled through the machine with it. The first strips contained isolated patches of conductive thread, with power and ground connected to each, and were connected to a microcontroller with circuits suited for variable resistors. To reduce …

CalArts Expo

Reflecting California Institute of the Arts’ experimental ethos, the CalArts Expo rolls out its latest projects integrating cutting-edge engineering and computer science with visual and performing arts. Highlighting new student and faculty projects made over this last academic year, the Expo exhibitions and performances run from early afternoon to late evening in the ROD Music Hall, MOD Theater, Main Gallery, ...

ÜBELDROHNE

Meason Wiley & Amber Lepley Übeldrohne is an electro-acoustic instrument that utilizes four bass strings, motors, and slide levers to create polyphonic bass drones. Combining elements of a traditional electric bass and pedal steel, as well as more unique augmented instruments such as Andrew McPherson’s magnetic resonator piano and Trimpin’s adapted piano “singer” instruments,  the Übeldrone was designed to create low frequency …