In the press
Articles in the media about the Augmented Instruments Lab
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