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The BeatBearing has become the main project of my PhD. It is a 'tangible rhythm sequencer' that allows the player to directly manipulate rhythm patterns.
What does it do?
The BeatBearing allows the player to create simple rhythmic patterns simply through placing balls on a grid. The BeatBearing is only a sequencer- all of the sounds are triggered by the MIDI from the BeatBearing. A novel aspect of the BeatBearing is the use of a screen underneath the grid allowing the plater to see the state of each beat and also see the current position of the time-line.
Videos
Links
- Project homepage:
- Article in MAKE magazine:
Publications
| Bennett, P. & O'Modhrain, S. "The BeatBearing: a Tangible Rhythm Sequencer" Proceedings of NordiCHI 2008: 5th Nordic Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (electronic proceedings), 2008 |  |
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