Hack traditional instruments

See Also

The Augmentalist

Researchers at the University of Bristol have connected sensors to musicians' instruments, plugged that to Apple Logic Pro, and wrote a paper about it.

• The paper
• Their website
• Phidgets

The Hyper Kalimba

A project that explored ways to augment a kalimba.

• The paper

Aimi's Hybrid Percussion

Used custom-made piezoelectric microphones and convolution algorithms to give percussion instruments new resonances.

• The website
• The paper
• The whole damn thesis

SCUBA

The Self‐Contained Unified Bass Augmenter, an augmentative OSC (Open Sound Control) controller for the tuba.

• SCUBA

The Augmented Bass

Homegrown project!

• The Augmented Bass Project