Ototo turns everyday objects into musical instruments
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London-based creative design and invention studio Dentaku has developed a small device that allows users to create their own musical instruments out of everyday items. The Ototo is a simple printed circuit board (PCB) synthesizer that combines sensors, inputs and touchpads as a means of producing sounds. The device can be used as a keyboard straight out of the box or can be attached to conductive materials using crocodile clips to create entirely new instruments.
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Make Music With Everyday Objects Using Ototo - IEEE Spectrum
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Make Music With Everyday Objects Using Ototo - IEEE Spectrum
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The Illumaphone turns coffee cups into a musical instrument - Fact Magazine
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Are vegetables the future of synthesis? - Gearspace
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Turn Everyday Objects into Instruments with Ototo - The Sound of Wishes
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Ototo by Dentaku - Design Made in Japan
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Dentaku's Ototo Converts Anything Into a Musical Instrument
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Mark McKeague
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Ototo: Make Music from Anything - Kickstarter
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OTOTO PCB synthesizer for creating DIY musical instruments by dentaku
Make a musical instrument out of anything with this experimental synthesizer - Fact Magazine
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Make Music With Everyday Objects Using Ototo - IEEE Spectrum