Square Band
by admin on Jul.23, 2010, under DIY, Functional Wearables, WW Wish List, Wearables
Take your studio with you.
This is pretty cool.
The Square Band is a portable square wave synthesizer and is worn like a watch. The band includes eight tone buttons of varying octaves and a light sensor to change the pitch. Using a flexible solar panel, the band is recharged while worn and is powered for that a-ha moment of creativity. It costs $35 with battery ($30 without) and there are only 4 in stock! But don’t fret – for you DIY’ers out there the creators are taking names for a potential DIY Kit.
Click here to hear a sample of the sounds. The first sample is a run through of each button and its corresponding tone in a controlled environment. The second sample is the tone of each button being pitch shifted via the on-board light sensor.
We found this little creation on a list of 10 Futuristic Musical Instruments. Some neat stuff! Reminds us of Adrien Freed and his Augmented Guitar. Read up on both and get musically inspired!
