MIDI Glove
- Year
- 2023–present
- Duration
- 1 year
- Type
- Explorations
As a DJ and musician, I wanted a wearable that would make live performance more interactive. Inspired by Imogen Heap’s MIDI glove, this is a cheaper, open-source alternative that anyone with access to a FabLab can assemble for under $50. Next: a “Musical Medical Instrument” that adds temperature and moisture sensors and converts pulse into MIDI, so the wearer can jam in rhythm with their own heartbeat.
01Sketches
Three types of input — binary, variable and directional — each linked to a different sensor, combinable into hundreds of mappings.
02Prototyping
Testing the sensors on a breadboard. Arduino code sets each sensor’s sensitivity and translates input to MIDI, played through Ableton and MaxMSP.
03PCB
Schematic in KiCad, a board layout around the Arduino Nano with spare pins for future sensors, milled on the Roland SRM-20.
Credits
- Personal project