PocoPoco

Pocopoco is a new musical interface that users can control by
pushing, holding and turning - very intuitive and tactile actions.
To create Pocopoco we developed original solenoid units with built-in
sensors and assembled 16 of them in a box-shaped container to serve as
a universal input/output device.

Through the use of their up and down movement we have created a new
form of musical expression. The resulting device is a versatile
interface whose physical movement is appealing to both performers and
audiences and which also has the potential to be used in a wide range
of other applications including games and telecommunications.

Users can play music with PocoPoco very easily just by "pushing",
"holding " and "turning" its cylinders . When a user "Pushes" on top
of a cylinder, a sequencer switch is flipped to the "on" position
causing the cylinder to rise and a sound to play at regular intervals.
"Holding" a raised cylinder prolongs the note being played like the
sustain pedal of a piano. "Turning" a cylinder affects the
instrument's tone in various ways (e.g. volume control, filters, pitch
bend) .

PocoPoco is very easy to play even for children and beginners with no
musical experience, but at the same time it is also a sophisticated
device that can be used to create compelling performances.

http://ideea.jp/pocopoco

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[youbaba]

@asesino1401

Thanks for your message. PocoPoco is still on the way of prototyping. we'll update the website of PocoPoco. If you interested in purchasing. Please check the website sometimes. :-)

[asesino1401]

where i can pick one of this?

[asesino1401]

where i can pick one of this?

[krakou2]

at 2:20 i was expecting the cylindre to "remember" it's automation. Would be so cool!

[Sonusproject]

@enjoi46 we will never make a step forward if you measure every controller towards existing products. Maybe a controller can define a whole new realm of interaction by it's form and concepts of physical/tangible data representation that create a demand for new in software approaches in it's right. I'm not saying this is that product or this brings it all together, but I think by not giving in to commercial software standards these developers allow their creative minds to expand to the fullest :)

[mdahut]

Amazing. So many parameters.

[lemonzawodowiec]

3:00 Japanese Kraftwerk ; )

[enjoi46]

Who ever came up up with the concept is genius but its not practical if you want to use this with a set in traktor why not spend the money on a midi fighter or launchpad and youll save around 900 bucks sooooo yea

[RCabrinha]

I would probably spend most of the time just looking to the cylinders going up and down, up and down, up and down...

[v8media]

I like! We're getting a bit closer to having even a digital interface be tangible, and that's a very good thing.