"GROOVE" - music production platform. Silicone keyboard/mixpad folds around the device to efficiently serve as a protective case.The interface design featured here incorporates an entirely new (visual) system of reading, writing, learning, and playing music. Senior year Industrial Design project 2017.
Environment of use. (1:1 scaled photoshop rendering does NOT include final interface for the protection of intellectual property).
Most music production platforms exist as software applications. Once downloaded, they rely on the typical mouse/keyboard/computer/monitor interface of the computer. This forces any serious or aspiring musician to seek out and purchase expensive midi-instruments and accessories that can interact with their music software when plugged-in to their computer. So, to combat the logistical nightmare this creates, my design features:
• a fully customizable, 64-key chromatic keyboard
• one damn-good microphone
• two editing screens
• three navigational control-dials, and
• a variable-brightness, RGB micro-LED piano-roll display.
"Groove" all of a sudden provides a one-stop-shop for both aspiring and professional musicians! Furthermore-by analyzing the current climate of this market, we discover it is spread way-too-thin for an artist to realistically support themselves through their art.
All things considered, I believe this product has the potential to impact the world of music, and establish itself as the industry standard - for a market that desperately needs one.
Microphone is affixed to backplate/kickstand - opening this kickstand turns the device "on" as it can only be opened after the silicone keyboard has been completely unfolded, indicating the musician is ready to "Groove."
Work-In-Progress video of my presentation board. (Adobe Illustrator)
1:1 scale foam-board study model. (unfolded position)
Work-In-Progress image of my SolidWorks® file
