Combining the world's ancient and universal language of percussion with modern technology.
ipd
reimaging the possiblities
We are a small start-up company specializing in the integration of compact drum modules with sculptures and everyday objects.
For a moment, consider the nature of sound. No matter what instrument is being played… a drum, bass guitar, a violin, a keyboard, any wind instrument, a sitar, even tapping on a chair or a desk, the sound you hear comes as a result of striking part of an object, like a string, a keyboard key, or by hitting the instrument itself - as in any drum. Sound is essentially transmitted by vibration, which then resonates at a certain frequency, and that frequency is then picked up by your ear and interpreted as sound. Even when we hum or speak, our vocal chords vibrate at a frequency that our ears pick up as sound requiring our brain to then interpret these sounds as speech and words.
Now imagine any of the objects around you being turned into a electronic percussive device. The possibilities are virtually endless - a baseball cap, a t-shirt, a pair of pants, your favorite sculpture or one that you create, a household plant, a picture frame, your couch or end chair, the kitchen table, the dish your dog eats from, a water glass, and on and on and on. Now imagine assigning any percussive sound you want to each and any of these objects. You want your flower vase to sound like a snare drum or maybe even a pair of bongo's? With the IPD board, it can be done in a matter of minutes without any technical skills. The possibilities are as unlimited as your imagination.
What would life be if we had no courage to attempt anything? ~ Vincent Van Gogh
Meet the Team
Innovative percussive designs is currently a start up company with a small, yet dedicated staff.
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The proprietary and unique coding on our boards allow for a non-binary and fully dynamic range, where each user gets to select up to 8 personalized sound sample files to be embedded.
The IPD board can be adjusted to accommodate a range of volumes, thus preserving the dynamic range of the users nuances while playing. Each of the drum triggers are velocity sensitive and will detect how hard, or soft, you are striking a given object.
There are almost unlimited materials the IPD board and triggers can be incorporated with. We have done successful experiments with both polyurethane and fiberglass resins, PVC, ceramics, fabrics, wood, HDME plastic, high-density foam board, and a large variety of metals.
What separates our boards from every other midi controller board and drum module is that each user can personalize the IPD board with up to 8 user selected dynamic samples from a virtually infinite amount of sounds to select from.
No more need to use a computer or tablet as an interface, and you are no longer limited to the arbitrary sample selections of a prefabricated drum module. Also, with our plug and play design, our boards are ready to go without the need for any coding or soldiering.
For our wearable boards, we anticipate them to be powered by a 300 mAh LiPo battery, enabling over 10 hours of power before needing a recharge. The combination of a compact board, and a mini battery (both of which have a very small cubic-centimeter footprint) will allow the user to implement the IPD board and battery pack in places that were previously not possible.
Currently we are utilizing the power and small scale (5 x 3 cm) of the ESP32-WROOM-32 module with a dual core 32-bit LX6 Microprocessor with clock frequency up to 240 MHz. We anticipate support for both Classic Bluetooth v4.2 and BLE specifications.
For the DIY'ers, hobbyists, professionals, and general tinkerer's;
The concept of triggering a sample is actually quite simple; a piezoelectric sensor turns a vibration into an electric signal and in this case, that signal is routed through the IPD board and converted into a predetermined sound.
When you mount a trigger slightly beneath an object, the surface you strike essentially then becomes the ‘trigger’ – or the source of the sound.
When this trigger is hit, a small amount of voltage is produced and sent to the trigger input of the IPD board. The harder the trigger is hit, the larger the amount of voltage is produced (usually maxing out at around five volts). The volume of the sound the IPD board plays is directly related to the voltage produced by the trigger. The higher the voltage, the louder the sound produced.
Coming soon! A custom-designed hardware interface with 1/8 inch ports for the piezo sensors, allowing even the most inexperienced and non-technical of users to easily plug in and start playing within minutes. Also, we anticipate an SD card slot working in conjunction with our yet to be released app that will let the user effortlessly swap between many thousands of personalized sound samples.