Developed by Esteban de la Torre and Judit Eszter Karpati, who together make up the EJTech duo, OCHO TONOS is an audible textile interface for multi-sensorial interaction, involving both touch and sound.
According to the pair of Makers, the objective of the project was to create a soundscape through sensor technology inviting audiophiles to perform and explore with reactive textile elements. In order to accomplish this feat, EJTech employed an Arduino Mega ADK (ATmega2560).
With the textile itself acting as the interface, the inputs coming from a user’s “tactile interaction” are translated into a digital platform, and filtered through Max/MSP. (Max/MSP allows for the manipulation of digital audio signals in real-time, enables users to create their own synthesizers and effects processors.)
Watch as OCHO TONOS “re-contextualizes our tactile interaction with textile acting as an interface, where each element triggers, affects and modifies each sounds properties.”
If you recall, Karpati also incorporated various senses in her nifty color-changing Chromosonic design.
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