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Concept
Concept
Drift is an on-the-go MIDI sketch pad. Born out of mid-concert musical inspiration, Drift enables musicians to jot down melodies and sketches for songs, and then use the same MIDI files later in the studio.
Everything about Drift focuses on immediate interaction and organic materials. The buttons are made of rock-tumbled glass from recycled bottles, emulating the natural oceanic process glass shards becoming of sea glass. The enclosure features curved forms and non-traditional polygonal shapes, echoing the organic shapes of the sea glass and referencing hand-carved wood. Copper capacitive touch buttons anchor the design in its electronic roots, allowing the user to touch the signals inside.
Features
Features
Keyboard: A three-by-five grid of switches allow the musician to play notes. The keyboard sits in a handmade custom printed circuit board (PCB) and allows any number of keys to be reliably pressed at the same time.
Touch Input: The capacitive touch arcs which span the body of the instrument, can be used for sequencing or fine control of analog parameters such as pitch bend and modulation.
System UI: The user interacts with the system using a rotary encoder. Feedback is given through a 1.5” transparent OLED display, which allows the interior of the instrument to be visible behind the GUI.
Battery: The system is powered by a large 10,0000mAh LiPo battery, giving an estimated 30 hours of active use on a single charge.
Enclosure: The enclosure has a pentagonal footprint, incorporating smooth curves on every face but the top. It is intended to be CNC-machined out of wood.
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