MidiFly

MOVING MY HANDS IN THE EMPTINESS, I CREATE SOUNDS AND I DREAM MY FUTURE

MidiFly®, coupled with a computer and infrared camera, is a sophisticated system that is used to drive sounds and images.
It’s a useful tool in neurorehabilitation and can be a key component in the relationship
with the patient inside a classic music-therapy setting.
Due to its simple interface and special characteristics, MidiFly® can be used both for “stand-alone” sound production and for a “conversation in sound” between operator and patient, by means of its “mirroring” function.
Because of the many customizations of the virtual grid, MidiFly® provides several operating opportunities, making it well suited for the task it was created.
MidiFly® improves the patient's relationship skills and quality of life by developing his or her creative potential through alternative communication based on virtual sounds and images.

There are some instruments in the world that use the use of only hands without the help of supports (not rings, helmets, bracelets, etc.), such as the Theremin (radio frequencies) and the Soundbeam (ultrasound) but none of them can boast of having mirroring, essential for the use of therapist / patient. The MidiFly® instead allows the creation of a therapist/patient sound dialogue with the simple presence of two people facing each other, moving both hands. It is also a scalable software, in the sense that it allows any type of sound, any type of sound combination and whose virtual grid can be modified at will from 2X2 to 8X8 in the measure of one meter by one meter per meter, right in front of your body.

The MidiFly® was born as a playful entertainment tool. Its characteristics (in particular the "mirrorig") allow it to be a perfect medical supervision for the use of therapist / patient, thus giving a turning point to the field of Music Therapy, which requires adequate technical supports for the new challenges. In particular, this instrument can also be used by the families of the autistic disabled. This kind of invention was allowed to me by the fact that I deepened the subject. In fact, I have a Specialized Degree in Clinically In Music Therapy and I am specialized in the Serious Cerebrolesions Acquired . I thought that a half-playful and half-medical tool can generate a good plus value for our society, moreover in this period in difficulty due to the absence of adequate social shock absorbers.

Through an infrared camera and a Mac computer. In the computer screen appears the virtual grid that has several possibilities of use with music notes. The software can be connected to any sound production software in MIDI. The software allows you to easily manage sounds and musical scales. With the simple gesture of one or two hands you can produce any type of sound. All instructions are explained in detail in the "Support" part of the website midifly.com

The MidiFly® prototype was presented in 2019 in Aalborg (Denmark) and in 2020 in Pretoria (South Africa) as part of international seminars dedicated to Music Therapy. In 2022 it became operational. The marketing takes place mainly with medical and music therapy environments. In addition, the MidiFly®, being able to be used also by non-professional personnel, is offered to families of disability associations. At €6,900 includes the Software, a Mac Book Pro, an infrared camera, the installation and the intensive one-day course for the use of the instrument. In the case of associations for every 5 families who buy the Midifly®, the association receives a sixth that must be attributed to a family that cannot afford the purchase economically. This last will be guaranteed all the services included in the purchase.

Applications are also provided in educational, dance, acting, painting, sport and other disciplines. Explanatory videos can be found on the website midifly.com under "Arts".
In the near future MidiFly® software will be rendered Open Source