elizabew – looking outwards – 04 – SectionE

Sugarcube: MIDI and MaxMSP Controller

 

What I really like about this project is how satisfying it looks to play with and touch and listen too. The tilt sensors as you tilt the entire machine makes the sound go up or down, almost as if you were holding a bowl and rolling around a ball in it. It really creates a bridge between physically doing something and technology. I also really like the satisfying buttons and the shape of the whole box — it looks like something I could keep on the side of my desk to just push the buttons for fun.

According to the maker, the project is a MIDI controller — generates Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data to MIDI-enabled devices.

The artist was inspired by monome — a similar interactive instrument. However, he wanted to make something cheaper while also not relying on the computer to process everything into MIDI.

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