Hack traditional instruments

The Augmented Bass

Description

The idea is to augment a bass guitar to

1. extend the range of sounds it can make
2. control realtime effects with it.

Goal 1: Drum triggering

Triggering drum sounds while playing. For example, having low-pitched notes trigger kick-drum sounds and high pitched ones trigger snare-drum sounds.

Goal 2: Control via inclination

Making the neck's inclination control an effect. For example, tilting it up increases a reverb's room size.

Hardware

• A cheap Cort bass, doesn't sound too good but looks pretty.
• Contact microphones
• Accelerometers

Milestones

November 3rd

• Bass and contact microphones brought to Hackspace.
• Brainstorming.

--Ariel 02:07, 28 October 2011 (UTC)

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

--Ariel 04:00, 28 October 2011 (UTC)