Beat Flare 1

Beat Flare is design for a 16 step beat/noise sequencer based on the arduino and so is expandable into many forms. The unit will include a microphone and have basic 4 part pattern sequencing to allow instant composing of loops from captured audio or some basic built in waves. With midi output it will also double up as a useful step sequencer. At the moment I am weighing up the pro's and cons between tactile feedback using button switches and the speed of programming with touch sensitive input devices. Both would heavily influence the shape of the design ergonomics, which originally was going to be a simple stick with 8 or 16 rotatable edges running down it, and not at all like the mockup shown here.