F.M.E. Music 

Hybridizing the Tabla-Real Time Digital Integration

I've relocated to Fremont, CA. I've resumed the work. 1. The PCB (printed circuit board) is being designed and fabricated in China. 2. I...

Much time and effort has been spent on reverse engineering off the shelf hardware products. We analyzed these technologies in order to...

The design process for the controller body is demonstrated by Arka. The dimensions, shape, and extrusions are constantly being iterated...

Creating 3-D models was an especially arduous task. It required using the measurements on the spec. sheets of the electronic components,...

The first attachable MIDI controller is finally finished!! It can be attached to tabla and control three volume faders, and effect...

I am excited to finally reach a near final design for the controller. After testing out the two working controllers for functionality...

This prototype is a bit bigger in size and has improved ergonomics. The touch strip is not included due to incorrect spacing. This...

First fully functioning attachable controller

The NJIT architecture department has an organization called AIAS, which has 3-D printing lab, where they make prints pretty cheap. So...

The first hardware circuit prototype is shown below. It consisted of 3 sliders for volume/gain, 2 touch strips, for instant fx. Instant...

My initial thoughts when beginning this project, was that the controller would be attached to the side of the tabla using a ghatta...