Researchers create music... with their minds!
By Donald Melanson 
posted June 12th 2008 5:53PM
posted June 12th 2008 5:53PM
G-Tec's thought control hat has been out there making people look silly for some time now, but a group of researchers at Goldsmiths, University of London have now put it to a somewhat more unique (but equally silly-looking) use. As the BBC reports, they've effectively turned the device into a musical instrument, with the wearer only required to think about a note as they flash on a screen in order to play it. It's apparently not quite a foolproof solution just yet, with it currently only able to play the correct note about six out of eight times, but the researchers see plenty of potential applications for the system, including helping composers struck down with multiple sclerosis or other physical disabilities. Hit up the read link below to check out a video demonstration.
I'd use it for Through the Fire and Flames on expert.
thanks a lot ass hole now im at work with through the fire and flames stuck in my head...
Dude, I've just been working on that song the past 2 1/2 hours. I'm pissed at that song.
Owen
Doesn't your hand freaking hurt like a bitch for even playing the song twice in a row??? For me that is one of the best/hardest songs to play.
not really. I have to play for more than 24 hrs for my hand to hurt.
owen
holy shit man thats some crazy amount of time to be playing guitar hero..
2 1/2 hours playing guitar hero? Playing all day?
I'm sure guitar hero is an awesome video game, but if you spent that much time with a real guitar I think you'd be really awesome. I only do an hour a day of real guitar and I'm getting pretty good already.
FAIL@!!!!!!11!!!11!!!!
he looks like Joey Fatone
Speaking of which, did anyone catch the premiere of Celebrity Circus last night?
What an amusingly corny-ass show.
dude looks crazy
HE LOOKS JUST LIKE ME HE MUST BE MY EVIL/GOOD CLONE I MUST FIND HIM AND KILL HIM AM I GOOD OR BAD I DON'T KNOW I JUST KILL BY INSTINCT I AM DANGEROUS STAY AWAY STAY AWAY
seriously though he looks quite similar, especially since I'm sporting a rather fetching pair of Grado sr80s.
finally, I can get an amp for my air guitar
I've never been able to hold a note, And the stakes are a lot higher when you start playing mentally
I would be all like A-A-A-A-Fuckingmyfriend's16yosister-B-A-A-A
Then you'd be able to sing your own tunes in your head, you statutory rapist.
Not in the UK!
anyway I'm only 18 myself *drinks cold beer*, so I don't see any moral issues.
apart from that stain on my grandmother's piano...
that's horrible
Judging from his posture, I shall attempt to illustrate what he's thinking about.
*Que Opera Music*
Fiiiiiigaarroooooo Figaro Figaro Fiiiiiiggaaaaaaa ROOOOO!!!!!
Hope your friend doesn't visit Engadget.
Let alone, that his father doesn't work in the Police Agency... or Dateline's 'To Catch a Predator'
I seriously must've failed somewhere in life.
I swore I clicked on the little Reply button... but alas the system tells me otherwise. Fight the system!
it's ok, i'm in UK so no worries its all legal
oh no wait, I meant 16mo
jk
seriously what's the deal with sex with 17yo being illegal in US? And not drinkin till 21?
A man can choose to join the army, and die in the service of his country, but he is not judged responsible enough to drink a beer.
fucked up
@David: Actually, 18 year olds are allowed to drink beer on military bases... For that reason.
Join the army! Have a beer!
what I meant is that an 18yo can either join the army or not - this is a massive decision, that may get them killed.
However that same 18yo is not allowed the decision of whether to drink a beer or not (by law)
@ Invisblemoose: Actually anyone under 21 can no longer drink on military bases. In fact if you are based in a country like England or Germany where you are legal to drink off base you can get in trouble if you come back on base while drunk....
As if American (or any country's) law always made sense.
Can't wait for next generation synthesizers that only require the user to imagine the sound, and they do all the tweaking. Oh god in a few years I could even produce tracks with my eyes closed.
*UK resident*
uh... and therefore I'm proud to see such innovations from my motherland.!. *damn comment system*
does it really bother everyone when someone says first just ignore it or chuckle to your self but don't actually go thought the trouble of flaming the person.
but it helps when to flame someone when your bored as hell at work...
6 out 8 times gets the note right... ????
In the complex world of statistics this is also known as "3 out of 4".
Ha, I love it. I was so distracted by the expression on the man's face I didn't even notice that. But maybe it was on purpose though....3 out of 4 seems kinda less appealing.
Scientists: "If we say 3 out of 4 no one will buy it! and we certainly can't say 12 out of 16, but 6 out of 8 is juuuuuust riiiiight. Now get Goldie Lox down here to finish testing this thing!"
one of my favorite bands had a van accident - leaving one of their crew unable to move much of his body. he still contributes to the band via ableton live (which I am trying out for the first time, legally, this week).
Anyways, Subtle is the band, Dax Pierson is the guy and they/he are incredible.
So awesome - I hope this gets out to the world and more people become better at what they do.
This still won't prevent musicians from pumping out shitty music..
That's telekinesis, Kyle!!
...with mind bullets!
Researchers creating music with actual instruments is much more news worthy than creating music with some thought control hat. :D
muuuhahaaaahaa!
Heh, sorry. That's the first thing that came to my mind after reading the title and seeing that picture.
I'd like to see what would happen if someone used this while on LSD
put this on a girl at a party and who knows what youll get!
i wonder.....
Why is that dude wearing a bra on his head?
WEIRD SCIENCE!!!!
(bits of) my creation--is it real?
Its my creation--i do not know
No hesitation--no heart of gold
Just flesh and blood--i do not know
Ha. The drummer from my band is one of the guys working on this. He's some kind of total genius. Unlike the rest of the band.
Imagine the implications for quadriplegics.
They'll roll around in perfect harmony.
"Researchers create music... with their minds!"
What else would you create it with? Your bowels? Erm, ok, bad example. Your metatarsus then?