Thursday, 10 December 2009

University of Michigan - iPhone as musical instrument

The Michigan Mobile Phone Ensemble is one of several university orchestras that has foregone traditional instruments in favour of music applications, downloaded on to Apple's iPhone, to play songs.Students at the University of Michigan are building musical instruments for iPhones in a first-of-its kind class.The musicians took a course at the university, entitled "Building a mobile phone ensemble" and learned how to create instruments on their iPhone. The instruments are played using a combination of gestures, including tapping the touch-screen and blowing in to the microphone.


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