Haptolin - my microtonal Arduino MIDI instrument!

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Here's a music project that I've been working on: https://youtu.be/PjdyenC5A. It's called Haptolin and it's an Arduino-based instrument/MIDI controller that I'm really excited about. I drew inspiration for this project from some amazing inventions, including the Theremin, Modulin, Haptx Glove, and Power Glove. My goal was to create something that would produce a sound similar to a theremin while also providing haptic feedback that lets you control the pitch precisely. While other gloves like the Haptx Glove rely on complex systems of actuators, my Haptolin uses simple elastic bands to provide haptic feedback. The higher the pitch, the stronger the response will be. I've also made it easy to use by giving you two keys - one for pitch and one for dynamics. Unlike most microtonal MIDI instruments out there, Haptolin uses native MIDI and implements its microtonality through clever pitch shifts between notes. This means that it's compatible with just about any MIDI synthesizer without needing special drivers. You can check out my cover of Wintergatan's "All Was Well" here: https://youtu.be/8C2lT8tFt8I. As for Haptolin, I've made it open-source and you can find it on the Arduino Project Hub at this link: https://create.arduino.cc/projecthub/bzqp/haptolin-4b948c