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
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
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