BioControl BioMuse (1990 system)
Surface muscle signals as musical control input
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Michel Waisvisz The Hands
Hand and arm gesture control of electronic music
- Connection & compatibility
- Sensor signals converted to MIDI musical control ↗
Keep in mind Photograph records the physical instrument at STEIM in2006; it is not presented as the original1984 revision.
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| Prices · all markets | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. |
| Designed for | Surface muscle signals as musical control input ↗ | Hand and arm gesture control of electronic music ↗ |
| Form factor | Arm/head electrode bands and belt breakout connected to an external processor ↗ | Pair of hand-strapped sensor/key controller frames ↗ |
| Connection & compatibility | Not verified | Sensor signals converted to MIDI musical control ↗ |
| Generation | Original1990 system; later BioFlex hardware excluded from these specifications ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Channels | Eight EEG/EMG biosignal inputs ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Electrodes | Medical wet-gel electrode triplets at each channel ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Body Interface | Bands retain electrodes against the skin; belt-mounted breakout ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Processor | External two-unit19-inch rack processor with Texas Instruments TMS320 DSP ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Output | User-programmable MIDI event and control stream ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Performer Configuration | Atau Tanaka describes four EMG channels in his original performance configuration ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| First Public Use | Not applicable to this category | 1984 ↗ |
| Finger Input | Not applicable to this category | Small key arrays for fingered musical control ↗ |
| Pressure Input | Not applicable to this category | Thumb pressure sensors ↗ |
| Orientation | Not applicable to this category | Tilt sensing ↗ |
| Relative Position | Not applicable to this category | Distance sensing between the two hands ↗ |
| Configuration | Not applicable to this category | Multiple historical hardware revisions grouped; no uniform revision specifications claimed ↗ |
| Availability | Historical commercially developed biosignal instrument with documented physical performer setups. No current stock or exact historical complete-system price verified. | Historical custom instrument developed and rebuilt over multiple decades. No public complete-device purchase price verified. |
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| Editorial pick & release | No editorial ranking recorded | No editorial ranking recorded |
| Evidence | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 |
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