An idea sketch of a musical instrument that works by finger tapping

Week 3: Ideas for Fingertap Player

Idea

Idea sketch

For my first project in physical computing, I am thinking about making a fingertap percussion instrument that can record loops.

It will be an instrument that works like a loopstation, but the difference is that it works by hitting different materials.

The main features will be:

  • Record fingertap loops with force sensitive sensors
  • Play the recorded loop by hitting a percussive object with servo motor
  • Let the user ensemble with a lot of servo motors, adding several different percussive motors