Musical Input Device

This musical input device plays a customizable series of 12 notes through MIDI-controlled software. It was prototyped in 2 days for a course on interactive device design. It was laser cut from Balsa wood, uses two limit switches for a bi-directional picking action and a soft potentiometer to change the notes played depending on where you position your finger.

Watch the video to hear Geeta in action!
Laser cut body and 3D printed pick.
The guitar uses a soft potentiometer and limit switches to sense finger position and strumming, respectively. Software for mapping the analog and discrete switch signals to MIDI software was done by Corten Singer.
Pick in neutral position.
Pick in down position.
Pick in up position.
Pick in neutral position.
Pick in down position.
Pick in up position.
The finger pick pivots within a bracket that is screwed onto the laser cut guitar top. The limit switches also rest in pockets within the same bracket.

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