InkQuencer: Tangible Experiments In Sound

InkQuencer is a digital music sequencer that plays music based on camera input. By drawing patterns on paper and holding it in front of a digital camera, the program allows you to compose beats and rhythms on the fly.

Building on electronic step-sequencers that usually feature a rather dense and impermissible set of controls, the InkQuencer allows for a more tangible, playful and random approach to experimenting with sound and rhythm.

“I´ve worked with music both as a professional DJ and as an interaction designer, and find the play between the physical and the digital extremely interesting. By using one to break the restrictions of the other, you can make making music much more accessible and intuitive”

says Sebastian Rønde Thielke, designer of the InkQuencer.

The InkQuencer was designed as part of a Computational Design Class at The Copenhagen Institute of Interaction Design (CIID).

Watch a video about the project below:

The Interaction Design Programme at CIID is an incubator for some of the most insightful designers on the block. This 12-month intensive curriculum is an onslaught of skills-based and investigative workshops – which means that students are not just able to do great things – they can tell you why they are doing them.