In the Press

Explore media coverage and news mentions of the Augmented Instruments Laboratory. This press archive highlights where our work has been featured in articles, interviews, and research news.

General Lab Articles

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The Guardian (2019). We Need to Put Inclusion at the Start of the Process - the Disabled Musicians Making Their Own Instruments

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Kitmonsters (2018). Instruments Lab: Hackoustic Field Trip

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Motherboard - Vice (2016). Tomorrow's Musical Instruments

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New Scientist (2014). Dream Job: Digital instrument creator

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Bela

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Synthtopia (2018). Bela Mini, An Open Hardware Platform For Audio, Now Available


Hackster.io
(2018). The New Bela Mini, Low-Latency Audio in a Smaller Package


Synthtopia
(2016). New Ultra-Low-Latency Interactive Audio Platform, Bela


Synthtopia
(2016). Interactive Audio Platform Bela Project Fully Funded, Announces Stretch Goals


Matrixsynth
(2016). Bela: an embedded platform for audio and sensor processing


Keyboards.de
(2016). Kickstarter: Die Low-Latency Audioplattform "Bela"

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Hackable Instruments

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BBC World Service (2014). Hackable Instruments on BBC Click

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EPSRC (2014). Digital music gets a cubist makeover

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How We Get To Next (2014). Making music hackable again

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Magnetic Resonator Piano

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VICE (2014). These New Puritans: "The Light in Your Name" (Live with magnetic resonator piano)

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FACT (2014). These New Puritans presents installation of unique magnetic resonator piano heard on Field of Reeds

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Pitchfork (2013). These New Puritans, Field of Reeds interview

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Philadelphia Enquirer (2011). With glowing sound, magnetic resonator piano attracts attention

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TouchKeys

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MIDI.org (2018). TouchKeys: expressive multi-touch sensing on the piano keyboard

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Synthtopia (2016). TouchKeys creator Andrew McPherson on bringing new expression to musical keyboards

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Synthtopia (2016). TouchKeys bring new expression to traditional keyboards

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Sound On Sound (2014). Touch Sensitive: the TouchKeys project

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Create Digital Music (2013). Multi-touch with your current keyboard, and how expressive, crowd-funded keys stack up

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Time (2013). What if your piano's keys supported multitouch and gesture control?

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New Scientist (2013). Sensitive piano keys let pianists create new sounds

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Electronics Weekly (2013). TouchKeys electronic piano plays by sensors

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Gizmag (2013). TouchKeys brings multitouch tech to piano-style keyboard

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Engaget (2013). TouchKeys overlay brings whole new meaning to 'tickling the ivories'

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Synthtopia (2013). New TouchKeys keyboard mod meets classic CS-80 synth sounds

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Synthtopia (2013). New TouchKeys keyboard meets a modular synthesizer

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Hackaday (2013). Touch control for every key on the keyboard

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Techcrunch (2013). TouchKeys combines multi-touch and keyboards for musical magic

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Fast Company Labs (2013). Why every real-world instrument should be touch sensitive

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Popular Science (2013). Why hasn't there been a multitouch piano before now?

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Rekkerd.org (2013). Andrew McPherson introduces TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard

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Music Radar (2013). TouchKeys to bring DIY multi-touch expression to any keyboard

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Geeky Gadgets (2013). TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard

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Audio Fanzine (2013). TouchKeys adds Multitouch to your keyboards

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Hispasonic (2013). TouchKeys, agregando funciones multi-touch a un teclado convencional

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Sonic State (2013). TouchKeys retrofit multi-touch kit

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Attack Magazine (2013). TouchKeys hits Kickstarter

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MusicApps (Brazil) (2013). TouchKeys: um projeto que pode revolucionar a maneira de tocar teclados e sintetizadores

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Creative Industries KTN (2013). Member in the spotlight: TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard launches on Kickstarter

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OrganFax (2013). TouchKeys - A New Keyboard Controller

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KitMonsters (2013). TouchKeys interview

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Digital Bagpipes

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BBC Breakfast (2018). World's first one-handed bagpipe player

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Digital Trends (2017). Digital bagpipes aren't destroying Scotland's heritage, they're helping save it

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