The Stringless Stradivarius - Yanko Design

The IMI (or Intuitive MIDI Interface) makes even the best air-guitarists bodily musicians! This tiny device is designed to showcase MIDI applied science's capabilities exterior the Keyboard setup and in the format of an electronic violin, something new and refreshing.

The IMI strips the violin of everything accounted unnecessary, including its iconic audio-visual bedroom and even the bow, and brings it down to merely the fretboard, where most of the action happens. Ditching the strings too, for a touch-sensitive surface, the notes are triggered when contact is made, eliminating the need for the bow. You tin even pull off vibratos naturally by slightly aquiver your fingertips against the touch-active fret surface, which is rather unique, because while most MIDI instruments (keyboards and pads specially) capture three parameters i.e., annotation on, note off, and velocity or how hard you hit the note, the IMI works on a principle very similar to ROLI'southward Seaboards, that allow for sliding between notes (not possible on keyboards) in a manner that makes violinists feel comfortable from the get-go.

The pocket-sized musical instrument is designed to occupy almost a third of the space of a traditional violin. Information technology doesn't residual between your chin and your neckband either, the way conventional violins do, only rather tin be played almost like a ukulele, against your hip, existence worked pretty much just with your left or right hand (depending on your orientation)… leaving the other hand free to probably piece of work some other instrument, or electronic music equipment. It comes armed with power and volume controls, likewise as a iii.5mm jack that works as an sound output. Since the IMI is completely MIDI based, you tin non just play, merely even capture MIDI transcripts using a MicroUSB outlet on the back and edit them. You lot can even go as far every bit choosing which mode/sound of violin you want the IMI to replicate by just selecting from your sound-banking concern. Plus, since this footling dream of a device is completely electronic, no more having to tune! Amateurs and experts rejoice!

The IMI is currently a student projection, just the designer plans on expanding the IMI range to cover instruments like the Guitar, Ukulele, and even the Flute. Stay tuned for more than details!

Designer: Viraj Joshi