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16 Step

16 Step

2018 · installation / public / instrument / sound

A sixteen-step sequencer you play with your feet.

A multiplayer instrument you walk and jump on. Vibration sensors under each hexagonal step detect footfall and fire a MIDI note, so musical patterns emerge out of how people move through the space.

The steps are tuned to a pentatonic scale against drum sounds — rhythmic, improvisational, and playable by anyone who wanders in.

Role

Concept, hardware, software

Shown

  • Museum of Boulder