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Playing with laser beams to create very simple rhythms

Just like many arts, music arousal is considered to follow the well-known Wundt curve that defines the balance between attractiveness and boredom. Too much repetition is boring, not enough repetition...

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Rhythmic clock machine

The rotating mirror and the 4 laser beams I finally received ten retroreflectors, the experiments started in « Playing with laser beams to create very simple rhythms », we can now move on. Once again,...

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Geometric Rhythm Machine

In the post “Playing with laser beams to create very simple rhythms” I explained a theoretical approach that I want to materialize into an instrument. The idea is to create complex rhythms by combining...

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(Arduino) Interactive Generative Sequencer

Following my ongoing work on a theory of rhythms and a corresponding physical instrument using lasers, here is a version of the same idea implemented into an Arduino: a generative sequencer. The idea...

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Beam Beats tangible rhythm sequencer: work is in progress!

Beam Beats is an interactive and tangible rhythm sequencer that translates the geometry of beacons on the ground into rhythms and polyrhythms thanks to a rotating laser beam. This experimental MIDI...

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