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Aug 20, 2019Towards Disabled Artist-led Music Technology by Charles Matthews
In this post Charles Matthews guides us through his work in accessibility, education and musical instrument design. He explains how Bela has become a tool-of-choice and shares his thoughts on...
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Aug 8, 2019Celestial Harmonies by Alberto Novello: Sound Tracing
Celestial Harmonies is an audiovisual installation which uses sound to modulate the blue beam of a cathodic ray monitor. Cathode Rays and Sound Tracing Alberto Novello created this installation using...
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Jul 4, 2019Magpick: an Augmented Guitar Pick for Nuanced Control
Magpick is an augmented pick for electric guitar created by Fabio Morreale, Andrew McPherson and Andrea Guidi at the Augmented Instruments Lab, Queen Mary University of London. Playing the Pickups...
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Jun 26, 2019The Chowndolo by Giacomo Lepri & Alessia Milo
The Chowndolo is an Interactive Sonic Sculpture based on a magnetic pendulum whose trajectories are altered by magnets placed underneath the device. This creates unstable patterns of oscillation which are...
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May 17, 2019Bela + Chirp: Wireless Connectivity through Data-over-Sound
In this blog post the team from Chirp introduce us to their unique data-over-sound technology which allows users to send and receive information via audio transmission. This post will introduce...
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May 3, 2019Learn: Csound and Bela
This tutorial, written by Bernt Isak Wærstad and Alex Hofmann, explores the world of Csound and Bela. By the end of this post you’ll have everything you need to start...
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Apr 24, 2019Kobakant Blanket by Mika Satomi
Mika Satomi from Kobakant has created an interactive blanket that uses Bela with e-Textile sensors. They made a crochet blanket with exposed conductive pieces so one can use skin resistance...
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Mar 29, 2019(Anti)Voice Loop: the Sound of Propaganda
(Anti)Voice Loop is an interactive sound installation created by Philip Liu and Freddie Taewoo Hong, inspired by the aesthetic and functional aspects of propaganda speakers, what it means to have...
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Mar 14, 2019Halldorophone: Icelandic Electro-acoustic Feedback Cello now uses Bela
The halldorophone is slowly becoming a household name in experimental music circles, featuring on numerous major scores and releases. In the latest revision of the instrument its creator Halldór Úlfarsson...
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Mar 6, 2019Learn: Bela and Pure Data
This post gives an in-depth run through of using Pure Data with Bela. It explains what Pure Data is, how to get Pure Data patches running on Bela, and how...
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About this blog
Bela is the platform for ultra-low latency audio and sensor processing. Bela was initially funded on Kickstarter in April 2016, and has been growing ever since.
This blog is for longer and more in-depth information about Bela projects and features. For support and to join our worldwide community, please visit the Bela forum where you can join the conversation!
Bela is a project of Augmented Instruments Ltd, and was built by members of the Augmented Instruments Lab within the Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London. Please follow us on Twitter and Facebook, and see all of our code, tutorials and examples on Github.