In the Press

This page contais articles on projects from the Augmented Instruments Lab.

General Lab Articles

• The Guardian (2019). We Need to Put Inclusion at the Start of the Process - the Disabled Musicians Making Their Own Instruments
• Kitmonsters (2018). Instruments Lab: Hackoustic Field Trip
• Motherboard - Vice (2016). Tomorrow's Musical Instruments
• New Scientist (2014). Dream Job: Digital instrument creator

Bela

• Synthtopia (2018). Bela Mini, An Open Hardware Platform For Audio, Now Available
• Create Digital Music (2018). Bela Mini gives you 1ms sound anywhere, to turn into anything, for £120
• Makery (FR) (2018). Bela, just a few milliseconds away from a Raspberry Pi
• 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"

Hackable Instruments

• BBC World Service (2014). Hackable Instruments on BBC Click
• EPSRC (2014). Digital music gets a cubist makeover
• How We Get To Next (2014). Making music hackable again

Magnetic Resonator Piano

• VICE (2014). These New Puritans: "The Light in Your Name" (Live with magnetic resonator piano)
• FACT (2014). These New Puritans presents installation of unique magnetic resonator piano heard on Field of Reeds
• Pitchfork (2013). These New Puritans, Field of Reeds interview
• Philadelphia Enquirer (2011). With glowing sound, magnetic resonator piano attracts attention

TouchKeys

• MIDI.org (2018). TouchKeys: expressive multi-touch sensing on the piano keyboard
• Synthtopia (2016). TouchKeys creator Andrew McPherson on bringing new expression to musical keyboards
• Synthtopia (2016). TouchKeys bring new expression to traditional keyboards
• Sound On Sound (2014). Touch Sensitive: the TouchKeys project
• Create Digital Music (2013). Multi-touch with your current keyboard, and how expressive, crowd-funded keys stack up
• Time (2013). What if your piano's keys supported multitouch and gesture control?
• New Scientist (2013). Sensitive piano keys let pianists create new sounds
• Electronics Weekly (2013). TouchKeys electronic piano plays by sensors
• Gizmag (2013). TouchKeys brings multitouch tech to piano-style keyboard
• Engaget (2013). TouchKeys overlay brings whole new meaning to 'tickling the ivories'
• Synthtopia (2013). New TouchKeys keyboard mod meets classic CS-80 synth sounds
• Synthtopia (2013). New TouchKeys keyboard meets a modular synthesizer
• Hackaday (2013). Touch control for every key on the keyboard
• Techcrunch (2013). TouchKeys combines multi-touch and keyboards for musical magic
• Fast Company Labs (2013). Why every real-world instrument should be touch sensitive
• Popular Science (2013). Why hasn't there been a multitouch piano before now?
• Rekkerd.org (2013). Andrew McPherson introduces TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard
• Music Radar (2013). TouchKeys to bring DIY multi-touch expression to any keyboard
• Geeky Gadgets (2013). TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard
• Audio Fanzine (2013). TouchKeys adds Multitouch to your keyboards
• Hispasonic (2013). TouchKeys, agregando funciones multi-touch a un teclado convencional
• Sonic State (2013). TouchKeys retrofit multi-touch kit
• Attack Magazine (2013). TouchKeys hits Kickstarter
• MusicApps (Brazil) (2013). TouchKeys: um projeto que pode revolucionar a maneira de tocar teclados e sintetizadores
• Creative Industries KTN (2013). Member in the spotlight: TouchKeys multi-touch musical keyboard launches on Kickstarter
• OrganFax (2013). TouchKeys - A New Keyboard Controller
• KitMonsters (2013). TouchKeys interview

Digital Bagpipes

• BBC Breakfast (2018). World's first one-handed bagpipe player
• Digital Trends (2017). Digital bagpipes aren't destroying Scotland's heritage, they're helping save it