_PhotoSYNTH #4D_

A project for the Accessible Musical Instrument Collection in London,
designed with accessible music technology charity Drake Music along with hundreds of disabled artists and musicians. The _PhotoSYNTH 4D_ is a musical instrument that by observing you, adds musical abilities to your movements and intentions.

Rather than learning how to play a musical instrument, the _PhotoSYNTH_ learns how to play you, making it one of the easiest and most fun musical instruments, and one that empowers the greatest diversity of people to instantly create expressive music!

By observing behaviour and adapting to each user’s need, this accessible instrument converts intentions into music regardless of capabilities.

Developed alongside disabled musicians, this musical instrument was designed to allow everybody to control musical instruments whether in a wheelchair, a bed, immobile or unable to sit still, the only requirement is a face and it’s operation is entirely touch free.

We’ve run #DMLab, a monthly accessible musical technology workshop, for 15 years and this is the culmination of all the research, experience and user trials.

By including users from the very start, the product has evolved and iteratively improved with real user feedback and desires and is currently used in schools, museums and homes around the world.

If you are disabled and would like to visit the AMIC museum to try it please get in touch with Drake Music.