ToneMatrix, inudge and Tink

Published by: Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect) on 3rd Dec 2009 | View all blogs by Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

PC - (all open in a separate window) Andre Michelle, inudge and William Pilgrim

Andre Michelle's ToneMatrix allows the user to create music using a simple and direct interface. Using a pointer you click on the cells to highlight them. As the sequence loops round it plays these highlighted cells.

The inudge works on the same principal, but with the addition of an extra 7 layers, allowing you to build up sounds to create a more complex composition.

William Pilgrim's Tink offers both pointer input and switch input. The two modes of switch control can be alternated using the 3 key. One moves along the cells, with one switch press (replicating the Space bar) changing the direction of the scanning and holding or a quick tap selecting the cell. The second, moves the selector round different cells randomly with a switch press selecting a cell.

All 3 music makers can be accessed using different pointer methods. Touchscreen allows an intuitive way for the user to draw shapes on the interface as well as select individual cells. Accurate eye and head control can be used to play all 3, whilst Tink's size can be expanded using the 1 key making it larger than the other two programs, for easier selection.

Andre Michelles ToneMatrix can be played online for free at: http://lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

inudge can also be played free online at:
http://www.inudge.net/index.en.html

William Pilgrim's Tink can be downloaded for free at:
http://www.oneswitch.org.uk/4/MUSIC/Tink/Tink.htm