Horizons
Our work within Research and Development is pioneering new ways of making music truly inclusive for everyone.
We’ve spent years experimenting with different pieces of software and music technology through our inclusive music making approach. The people involved in OmniMusic are, at one and the same time, musicians and technologists with extensive experience using their knowledge and skills in these two areas while deliver inclusive music making projects.
Collaboration is important to us at OmniMusic, so we often team up with other musicians and Assistive Technology experts to do some problem solving and creative thinking! We want to keep finding new ways to make music and technology accessible for everyone, ensuring that all of our participants have access to an instrument which suits their needs, is satisfying to play and allows them to express their creativity.
Some people prefer the look and feel of ‘real’ instruments over switches and bits of technology. At OmniMusic, a unique aspect of our work is the ability to adapt acoustic, or conventional instruments to work with the technology involved. We have our own engineering design and manufacturing workshop which enables us to offer this service.

Previous Projects

Quantiser Block: Finished and Tested
20th June 2023Instruments we use – such as Midi Creator proportional sensors and SoundBeams – we term Gestural Midi Controllers. They’re great for converting physical movement into […]

R&D networking events
31st March 2022The people involved in OmniMusic are musicians and technologists with a passion for using their knowledge and skills in these two areas to create inclusive […]

New instruments and technology
28th March 2022We have a long standing track record in exploring and developing new technology for use in our inclusive music making projects. Thanks to funding received […]

Quantiser Block Update
10th August 2021After agreeing a design brief for the quantiser block with Apollo Ensemble, we’re very pleased that we’ve received the new quantiser block and have started […]

Real-Time Quantisation of Gestural Midi Controllers
12th January 2020Throughout our work at OmniMusic we very often use devices which detect the movement of whatever someone has voluntary control of – for example a […]