Made with Bela

Projects, installations, and artworks built using the Bela board

Scott Myles and the Instrument for the People of Glasgow

Scott Myles and the Instrument for the People of Glasgow"Cycles of energy, sound and optimism"

Prototyping With Neural Networks

Prototyping With Neural NetworksRunning AI models with Bela Gem

Studio Olafur Eliasson and Bela

Studio Olafur Eliasson and Bela"Seeing yourself seeing"

Symphonie: Interactive theatre with Bela-powered instruments

Symphonie: Interactive theatre with Bela-powered instrumentsPlacing the audience in the heart of the action

Halldór Úlfarsson Interview

Halldór Úlfarsson Interview"There is a kind of magic to feedback"

Sjoerd Leijten Interview

Sjoerd Leijten Interview"You can't look away from sound"

Stacco interview with Nicola Privato and Giacomo Lepri

Stacco interview with Nicola Privato and Giacomo LepriIt's almost like training your body to 'feel' the algorithm

Augury by Juan Duarte Regino

Augury by Juan Duarte ReginoBridging divination, sound art, and touch interaction

What Is It (not) Like to Be a Bat?

What Is It (not) Like to Be a Bat?Exploring the boundaries of consciousness through sound

Open-source effects pedal by Lehel Török

Open-source effects pedal by Lehel TörökBela gets transformed into a powerful and programmable pedal designed for guitarists

[in.tangible]

[in.tangible]Exploring indeterminism in sound art with a tangible and interactive installation

Migrant Sound Stamps

Migrant Sound StampsArgentinian overseas migration brought to life in this interactive sound sculpture

Ephemerides

EphemeridesJune Kuhn experiments with touch sensing and microtonality

Fósil acústico

Fósil acústicoColombian sound installation expands the inner ear to architectonic scales

Principium 3.1

Principium 3.1 Magnetic Matrix Sequencer and Sampling Keyboard

Belle Box

Belle BoxAlex Tkalenko has created a mobile laboratory for experimenting with new instrument designs

Variety Box Effects Pedal

Variety Box Effects PedalMartin Robinson's explorations with Bela, Pure Data and FAUST

Krzysztof Cybulski on Instrument Design

Krzysztof Cybulski on Instrument DesignInterview with the Polish artist about his work and latest instruments

Kuplen: Hands-On Physical Modelling

Kuplen: Hands-On Physical ModellingTactile, tiltable surface with bowed string synthesis

An effects pedal for free improvisation

An effects pedal for free improvisationFinnish musician Jukka Kääriäinen's Bela based guitar pedal

Custom DAW Controller with Trill Flex

Custom DAW Controller with Trill FlexDesigning a bespoke interface for the home music studio

Making Music with Plants

Making Music with PlantsControlling Ableton and interactive visuals by touching plants

The Intimate Earthquake Archive

The Intimate Earthquake ArchiveInteractive wearable artwork where audiences experience seismic activity through their body

Robots for Distant Musicians

Robots for Distant MusiciansYann Seznec brings us musically responsive robots controlled by anyone in the world in real time

Tom Kessler's guitar machine

Tom Kessler's guitar machineThis idiosyncratic pedal packs in a drum machine, FM synth, and loads of effects

Laser Projections in Nature

Laser Projections in NatureAlberto Novello and the intertwining of analogue light and elemental sound

Sabbia: live electronics

Sabbia: live electronicsAn instrument for electroacoustic improvisation

DIY Synth Voice

DIY Synth VoiceTransforming Bela into a fully featured Eurorack modular voice

Live sound spatialisation: I

Live sound spatialisation: IBuilding an interface for multichannel sound diffusion

Brassynth

BrassynthA wind instrument for the 21st Century

Crescente

CrescenteElectroacoustic feedback instrument from Portuguese musician Henrik Ferrara

Degrees of Granularity

Degrees of GranularityPorcelain sculpture and interactive sound installation

Microtonal Subtractive Synth: KSSL #9

Microtonal Subtractive Synth: KSSL #9Semi-finalist at the Guthman Musical Instrument Competition

Stramare Sound Machines

Stramare Sound MachinesLarge scale metallic interactive sound installations created by Italian arts collective

Soundink by Selenay Kıray

Soundink by Selenay KırayA tool for painting and drawing with waveforms and timbres

Design for microtonality

Design for microtonalityNeod is a new instrument with 53 pitches per octave

Bird Translator

Bird TranslatorTransforming the human voice into birdsong

Prism Bell

Prism BellAn oversized musical instrument for large scale musical gestures

Pandora's Box

Pandora's BoxImprovising with an unstable feedback system between the physical and the digital

Suspended Circles

Suspended CirclesInteractive hanging mobile with knitted sensors, Trill Craft and Bela

Custom Macro Keyboard

Custom Macro KeyboardMachine learning for gesture detection with Trill

Audio Igloo

Audio IglooA shelter for homeless loudspeakers

The PRP Voyager

The PRP VoyagerPerforming with Pseudo Random Pulses

Rebus

RebusAn instrument for electromagnetic interaction

MORPH

MORPHAn electro-acoustic instrument for gestural sound design

"Noise does not judge"Dissonance by Antton Nuotio

Making music with e-textiles

Making music with e-textilesNicola Woodham brings soft circuitry into her experimental music practice

Here + Now

Here + NowAn installation for holding onto the present moment

Pulse//Wave

Pulse//WaveConnecting wood and flesh in a sound installation

BenderBox

BenderBoxThe Bela-powered device on Snarky Puppy's Grammy Award Winning Album

The Radiotone X-ray Synthesiser

The Radiotone X-ray SynthesiserSonifying Radioactivity

ICONS by panGenerator

ICONS by panGeneratorAn exhibition about the rituals of digital life

UVTOWER

UVTOWERExploring post-rave cultures with spinning lasers and mirrors

Digitally Active Drum

Digitally Active DrumAn augmented snare by Peter Williams

Ambulation

AmbulationExtended soundwalking with Bela

The Daïs

The DaïsA Haptically Enabled Electronic Instrument

A Synth from Neopixels, Feather M4, and Trill Ring

A Synth from Neopixels, Feather M4, and Trill RingA clever synth built with Trill and Pure Data

Multichannel interactive granulator

Multichannel interactive granulatorA synthesizer by Raphael Panis using Bela, Trill and CTAG

The KeyWi

The KeyWiAn accessible electronic wind instrument

The Boo Box

The Boo BoxAn instrument and effects box by Ishmael Zghoul

SnoeSky

SnoeSkyAn ambient light-sensitive installation

jumpSynth

jumpSynthA trampoline-powered synthesizer

Scatter

ScatterTowering, rotating sound sculptures built with Bela

Hacking the Five-String Banjo

Hacking the Five-String BanjoRe-imagining the banjo with Bela and Supercollider

Sonic Tree

Sonic TreeAn algorithmic, hexadecaphonic sound installation

Knurl

KnurlReimagining the cello with Bela and Supercollider

The Book of Knowledge of Impractical Musical Devices

The Book of Knowledge of Impractical Musical DevicesThree thought-provoking instruments made with Bela

Bela Features on BLAER's new album

Bela Features on BLAER's new albumAn effects box made with Bela and Pure Data

A Vocal Effects Unit For Kids

A Vocal Effects Unit For KidsInspired by kids, built with Bela and Pure Data

On the Division of a String

On the Division of a StringA multichannel installation and performance

Electromagnetism and the Production of Light

Electromagnetism and the Production of LightUsing Bela for precision laser control

Augmented Duxianqin

Augmented DuxianqinAugmenting a traditional Chinese instrument with Bela and Trill Craft

Euro-Trill

Euro-TrillTouch Sensing for Modular Synthesisers

Sonic Circuit Sculptures

Sonic Circuit SculpturesHelen Leigh makes magic with Trill Craft

rmesh

rmeshNetworks of Rope and Vibration

Celestial Harmonies

Celestial HarmoniesAn audio-visual installation built with Bela

Magpick

MagpickAn Augmented Guitar Pick for Nuanced Control

The Chowndolo

The ChowndoloAn interactive sonic sculpture built with Bela

Kobakant Blanket

Kobakant BlanketAn interactive blanket built with Bela and Pure Data

(Anti)Voice Loop

(Anti)Voice LoopThe sound of propaganda

Halldorophone

HalldorophoneAn Icelandic electro-acoustic feedback cello built with Bela

The Ganesh

The GaneshA probability-based Eurorack sequencer

Une Table Sonore

Une Table SonoreAn interactive musical table

Bela KSSynth

Bela KSSynthA twin-unit Karplus-Strong machine

Giraf

GirafA self-contained polyphonic sampler

STEAMY

STEAMYA solar-powered sound sculpture made with Bela

Bela Mini and AE Modular

Bela Mini and AE ModularBrought together by Technobear

The Smart Cajón

The Smart CajónA wireless electroacoustic instrument

Make A Paper Synth

Make A Paper SynthWith conductive ink and Bela

Opal Rhythm Computor by DMX Krew

Opal Rhythm Computor by DMX KrewA drum machine and sampler

"Of these moments in-between, everything"A Bela-powered 20-channel sound installation

ChandeLIA

ChandeLIASound, light and brass

Sverm-Resonans

Sverm-ResonansAn interactive installation with resonating guitars and Bela

TSR

TSRBela on the Trans-Siberian Railway

Acapela

AcapelaA cape and case for Bela

Tips for using Bela

Tips for using BelaFrom artist and researcher Till Bovermann

Skull Music

Skull MusicMaking musique concrète with a sheep's skull

Kalichord Strum

Kalichord StrumAn instrument that offers nuanced rhythmic strumming

LovePad

LovePadBela-powered soft robotics at Goldsmiths' Sex Technology Hackathon

Axis

AxisA kinetic sculpture made with Bela

Making the one-handed bass

Making the one-handed bassAccessible instrument design with Bela

Aural Fabric

Aural FabricAn interactive sound map made with conductive textiles

Making a percussion instrument with Bela

Making a percussion instrument with BelaHow low-latency makes beautiful percussion possible

Using an external library within a Bela project

Using an external library within a Bela projectLearn how to super-power your project with packaged code

Building an Audio Lightsaber with Bela

Building an Audio Lightsaber with BelaAn instrument fit for a Jedi

The D-Box

The D-BoxA hackable musical instrument made with Bela

Bela and Analog Synths

Bela and Analog SynthsInterfacing with an analog synth using Bela and Pure Data