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Sep 1, 2020The Boo Box by Ishmael Zghoul
The Boo Box packs in a looper, FM oscillators, a granulator, filters and more into a stage ready instrument/effects box. This project was created by the musician and free improviser...
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Jul 31, 2020Crafting paper sensors: the embelashed toolkit
In this post Becky Stewart introduces the embelashed toolkit for prototyping with paper sensors and Bela Mini – a brilliant way to get started creating interactive projects from traditional craft...
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Jul 15, 2020New Interfaces for Musical Expression 2020
This year Bela will be sponsoring the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), an annual gathering of researchers, instrument builders, technologists and musicians. A NIME primer NIME...
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Jul 6, 2020SnoeSky: an ambient light-sensitive installation
SnoeSky is an ambient light-sensitive installation designed by Andreas Förster and Christina Komesker which turns the ceiling of a multisensory relaxation room into an interactive night sky where the constellations...
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Jun 24, 2020jumpSynth: Trampoline Powered Synthesizer
Yann Seznec, Game Designer in Residence at MICA Game Lab, has created a trampoline-based portable synthesizer for making noise in the woods alone. Bouncing to the beat I’ve been playing...
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Jun 16, 2020Scatter: towering rotating sound sculptures
Scatter is a series of 4-meter-tall rotating sound sculptures created by a team of artists and creative technologists at Griffith university in Australia. These immense solar-powered structures scatter sound in...
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Jun 5, 2020Hacking the Five-String Banjo by Jonathan Reus
In this post Jonathan Reus introduces us to his augmented Appalachian banjo which was created during a residency with us in the Augmented Instruments Lab. The instrument brings together prototype...
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May 1, 2020Sonic Tree by Daniel Maszkowicz
In this post we present Sonic Tree by Daniel Maszkowicz, an algorithmic hexadecaphonic sound installation programmed with SuperCollider and running on Bela. Amplified branches Sonic Tree is a metallic structure...
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Apr 23, 2020Reimagining the cello: Knurl by Rafaele Andrade
In this post artist and musician Rafaele Andrade introduces us to her instrument Knurl. An exploration of reprogrammable instruments, Knurl takes the form of a 16 string cello running SuperCollider...
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Mar 6, 2020The Book of Knowledge of Impractical Musical Devices by Yann Seznec
In this post Yann Seznec introduces the Book of Knowledge of Impractical Musical Devices. This series of three musical devices are each guided by very specific rules which encourage players...
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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.