AirPiano strikes an ethereal note

In the grim meatclef future, where it is illegal to operate a musical instrument, the semi-legal AirPiano will be song's final hope. By hovering one's fingers lightly above the device's flat, IR-sensing surface, no note is actually plucked; and yet sound appears, as if conjured into life by angels. Or designer Omer Yosha.

Above the AirPiano is a virtual matrix of keys and faders, each assigned with MIDI messages and ready to be triggered. The length of a triggered note is equivalent to the time a hand is placed on the corresponding virtual key. This is also confirmed by LED feedback.

The AirPiano Software allows easy setup, loading/saving presets and transposing notes.

See the product page for more examples of what it can do, including control of MIDI software like Ableton Live.

Product Page [Air Piano]

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[#1 posted by Anonymous , June 30, 2008 8:24 AM]

I don't doubt that you could build one of these with cheap parts, but this one looks like a fake.

[#2 posted by Rob Beschizza , June 30, 2008 8:37 AM]

It does!

[#3 posted by Fnarf , June 30, 2008 11:04 AM]

Meatclef? Gold star for you.

[#4 posted by Not a Doktor , June 30, 2008 11:25 PM]

I would give this to a raver, an italian, or someone with tourettes.