Eliot Van Buskirk

Thummer Musical Instrument Combines Buttons, Wii-Style Motion Detection

The Thummer, a new musical instrument with its own musical notation, touch-sensitive controls, and tilt- and motion-sensitive sensors, is perhaps best understood via video demonstration: Or, if you’d prefer a more mystifying explanation, “Thumtronics’ innovations are based on the concept of ‘musical isomorphism.’ Inbrief, this is the recognition that the Thummer’s keyboard exposes thedeep structure […]
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The Thummer, a new musical instrument with its own musical notation, touch-sensitive controls, and tilt- and motion-sensitive sensors, is perhaps best understood via video demonstration:

Or, if you'd prefer a more mystifying explanation,

"Thumtronics'
innovations are based on the concept of 'musical isomorphism.' Inbrief, this is the recognition that the Thummer's keyboard exposes thedeep structure of music, and that this same deep structure, ifconsistently exposed in other ways, can provide new insights into whatmusical sound is and how musical sounds can be created, combined,
controlled, and composed in new ways."

Thummer | (free Windows-only online simulator)

(via technabob)