justin peake
Concentric
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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
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ec9a22e4583069377cdb360d441f809d019af09ca7d6a9c84f9073a013dc19c5/concentric_doc1.jpg)
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9a20f974cf5797f58f100fee92363ffea144bb7ad74b27bba560f43ee4b91d18/concentric_doc3.jpg)
Foot Controller
Wiring Sketches
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a2bc14b92be82973717ff7a1fdf8a58377908de09660379c8a10970bb511366f/concentric_doc2.jpg)
Schematic
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0ad766e641a682bdb4bcac6af5cf62cea8b1fd83378bbce8f5e6737a866a1585/Screen-Shot-2015-12-10-at-1.15.09-PM.png)
In Performance
![](https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/94634ef89c7707574a0b2d658d85c2e5ae202fcccda38fe3ab00c5790dc427ab/__GH9A1372.jpg)