This product is designed for anyone curious about electronic music, even without a musical background. It’s hackable, expandable, and invites users to explore the world of sound and electronics in a fun, interactive way—using the power of color.

Learning sound design, sampling, MIDI, and other music production skills can be intimidating, even for those with classical music training. The typical options are either software setups, which offer endless possibilities but can be overwhelming, or hardware solutions, which, while more intuitive, tend to be expensive and still come with a steep learning curve. Neither approach makes experimentation easy, often leaving users stuck and frustrated in their creative journey.

This project introduces a fresh approach: a new musical “language” based on color-coded interactions. It visually communicates how the device’s components behave, connecting touch with sound through vivid animations. For example, wave shapes reflect the actual sounds being produced, colors correspond to notes and tuning, brightness indicates loudness, and dynamic effects like blinks, fades, and saturation shifts allow for a rich visual experience that conveys a lot of information at once.

Built on an Arduino board, the device is highly customizable. Users can hack it to add sensors, expand its functionality, and unlock new creative possibilities. While it can function as a standalone device, it also shines when combined with other instruments and interfaces, encouraging users to mix and match its playful sound capabilities in unique ways.

Development

This project is fully made at home over 5 months during the early stages of the pandemic in 2020. 
A wide variety of tools have been used from the Teensy Audio Library to a Prusa i3 MK3S. An oscilloscope library was created during this processed and shared at PJRC's forum.

Coding was pre-planned using graphics to be able to communicate its ambitions more clearly during its development. A lot is left to develop !