about

Concentric
 

What is it?
a dual purpose ergonometric prototype & musical interface

My Roles

• Software Design 
• Hardware Design
• Fabrication

Background
Health -> Performance
Initially I created a hardware system which uses 10 force-sensitive resistors to monitor the expenditure of energy and identify pain points in professional saxophonists’ finger technique.

Outcome
The instrument I built uses that hardware, mounted on a modified bamboo shoot which contains a taut spring (for reverb), electrified via contact microphone, to allow percussive and vocal sounds to be processed.

Design

Early Sketches


Foot Controller


Wiring Logistics


Initial Schematic


Performance at Bell House - Brooklyn

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