AlphaSphere (instrument)

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The AlphaSphere is a MIDI controller designed by the Bristol-based company Nu Desine. The device consists of a spherical shell with pressure-sensitive pads on its surface which can be used to control third-party DAWs through the open source AlphaLive software. [1]

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Early versions of the AlphaSphere were shown at the NAMM Show, Musikmesse Frankfurt, three TEDx conferences, and the Future Everything Festival. [2] The device received press from Sound on Sound, BBC, Wired and MusicRadar. [3]

Development

Adam Place (Founder of Nu Desine) produced the initial concept and prototype for the AlphaSphere while studying at Nagoya University of Arts in Japan. [4] In September 2010, Place was commissioned by Media Sandbox (a development funding scheme within iShed, a former subsidiary of Bristol's Watershed) to research smart materials and develop the AlphaSphere. [5] Place formed the company Nu Desine, hiring engineers, designers and software developers to facilitate the production of the AlphaSphere. [6]

In April 2012, Nu Desine began taking pre-orders for a limited edition series of AlphaSpheres. [7] The first batch was shipped in March 2013. [8] Later in 2013, the standard version of the AlphaSphere was made available in music stores in the U.S. and Japan and on the AlphaSphere website in Europe. [9]

References

  1. ↑ 90 Seconds Media (2012-03-09). Alphasphere . Retrieved 2024-11-13– via YouTube.{{cite AV media}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ "nu desine Events". nu desine. Archived from the original on 2012-03-28. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  3. ↑ "AlphaSphere Press". nu desine. Archived from the original on 2012-06-25. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  4. ↑ "AlphaSphere Futuristic Musical Instrument". TokyoTek. Retrieved 2012-05-13.
  5. ↑ "DCMS - Bristol: the UK's answer to Silicon Valley". Clare Reddington. Archived from the original on 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  6. ↑ "About nu desine". nu desine. Retrieved 2011-08-08.
  7. ↑ "Pre-order AlphaSphere elite series". nu desine. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2012-05-04.
  8. ↑ "elite series ships". nu desine. Archived from the original on 2013-04-10. Retrieved 2013-03-16.
  9. ↑ "AlphaSphere nexus hits Europe". nu desine. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
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