Instrument Design
KarmetiK has pioneered a number of hybrid acoustic & electronic instruments and interfaces. Some extend traditional methods of playing North Indian instruments, while others attempt to define the meaning of an expressive electronic instrument. Here you will find profiles of recent projects, detailing some parts of the design and production processes.
ESitar
The Electronic Sitar (ESitar) is a new instrument combining the traditional craft of India with new hardware and software that enables a performer to natively interface with a laptop. The ESitar uses variety of custom sensors positioned for traditional Sitar technique, converting human musical gestures to MIDI/OSC which KarmetiK software processes in real time.
ETabla
The purpose of an ETabla is to allow a traditionally trained Tabla performer easy access into electronic music. Detailed data about a performance can be processed in real-time and used to control software parameters and robotic instruments.
EDholak
The Electronic Dholak (EDholak) is a modified Dholak capable of driving specialized software to control computerized parameters, such as loops, virtual instruments, and visual projections.
KiOm
The KiOm is a small, wired sensor capable of easily sending MIDI messages to a computer. This inexpensive device allows performers real-time gestural control in tandem with any instrument. The KiOm can be worn anywhere on the body, enabling many different possible points for interpreting gestural data.
Multi-Laser Gesture Controller (MLGI)
The Multi-Laser Gestural Controller is a newly developed musical controller which uses reflective laser light to send control messages that can be used to create music and control live video.
Bricktable
Bricktable is a multi-touch and tangible surface for musical installation and performance. Brick is conceived of an idea to interface human with computer in a musically meaningful and visually interesting way. Using an open-source system for tracking fingertips and physical objects, Bricktable is continually used to showcase unique and musically expressive applications.
Arduinome
The Arduinome project is a collaborative effort to create a highly customizable port of the popular Monome USB button-controller using the Arduino microcontroller.