Inclusive open-source music instruments

Flowing inspiring inclusive music workshop by Phil Heeley in Radiona, we decided to design and document set of open-source / open-hardware assistive music tools and instruments comparable to commercial options, which are due to their high price tag still not accessible to most people. We are doing it because we believe in open-source, learning-by-doing and sharing and we want to make alternatives available. We also see this also as a good way for other hacker/maker spaces to engage with local communities.

• ultrasonic, IR led or laser beams for playing in space or triggering sounds
• field sensing, change in capacitance between the performer and the instrument (Theremin like)

• touch interfaces, tablet, smartphone (think about the holders)
• pushbuttons, switches, joysticks, sensors…
• capacitive touch interfaces

• eye tracking tools
• micro gestures
• EEG?

Commercial options:

• http://www.soundbeam.co.uk/ Ultrasound (sonar) beam and touch switches and software
• http://www.thebeamz.com/ Laser strings, touch and eye tracking instruments and software
• http://skoogmusic.com/ soft touch and gesture sensor and software
• http://makeymakey.com/ affordable touch-to-keyboard controller (we didn't appreciate recent firmware lock, buy from sparkfun instead)
• https://owow.io/ set of midi controllers
• Alesis Air Synth
• https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/140298916/mltone-portable-air-synth-and-midi-controller portable Air Synth & MIDI controller

• http://thumbjam.com (iOS)
• http://beatsurfing.net/ (iOS)
• KORG iKaossilator (iOS)
• AirVox camera (iOS)
• Novation Launchpad(iOS)

look for ableton link (some have, some don't)

• Soundplant (Windows & Mac)
• MusicSampler (Linux, Windows, Mac)
• Scratch (Linux, Windows, Mac) Simple programming language
• pure data

• OpenDeck Platform suited both for prototyping and developing custom MIDI controllers from paradajz, Radiona member