Soundbrenner Limited Hits Indiegogo For New Wearable Device For Musicians

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Until now, the wearables revolution in technology has centered mostly on health and fitness devices. Today it enters the realm of music with the Soundbrenner Pulse, the world’s first wearable device designed specifically for musicians. Engineered in Berlin by a team of entrepreneurial musicians and designed to help musicians keep the beat and become better performers, the device  is available now to pre-order through global crowdfunding platform, Indiegogo.

Soundbrenner 1Worn around the arm or leg, the Soundbrenner Pulse is a stylish wearable that enables musicians to feel the desired beat on their skin. Delivering subtle yet precise vibrations, the Soundbrenner Pulse features advanced technology that delivers haptic (tactile) feedback up to six times stronger than vibrational alerts commonly found in today’s smartphones and smartwatches.

Measuring only slightly larger than a sports watch, the Soundbrenner Pulse provides the ability for musicians performing solo or in groups to follow the beat without the intrusiveness of an audible metronome. The Bluetooth enabled wearable device can be paired with the Soundbrenner smartphone app to offer multi-player synchronization, a customizable Rhythm Coach, rhythm exercises and more.

Co-founder and CEO of Soundbrenner Florian Simmendinger, stated:

Soundbrenner 2“Following the beat is fundamental to playing great music. It’s difficult for beginners and even for the most accomplished musicians who are aiming to achieve perfection. When you wear the Soundbrenner Pulse against your skin, you can literally feel and internalize the beat you want to follow, and it becomes the most natural feeling in the world.”

With the Soundbrenner Pulse, there are three ways that musicians can set the beat they want to keep. The first is Soundbrenner’s unique BPM Tap feature (beats per minute) that enables musicians simply to tap the desired tempo onto the face of the device.

In addition to being able to operate the Soundbrenner Pulse directly on the device through the BPM Tap and BPM Wheel, musicians can control it through the Soundbrenner app, which offers the following features to help musicians become better performers:

  • Metronome: The Soundbrenner smartphone app is a highly accurate metronome that can be used as a stand-alone device when not in pairing mode. It lets musicians create their own custom rhythm patterns, customize accents, store presets in multiple set-lists and much more.
  • Smart Music Coach: The app learns the musician’s practice behaviors and provides motivation to practice through the use of challenges and rewards. Musicians can set their own goals to personalize their approach to music practice.
  • Rhythm Exercises: The app offers exercises specifically designed to help musicians develop a better sense of rhythm and help them enhance their speed, accuracy and endurance.

Other Soundbrenner Pulse Features

  • Soundbrenner 4Multi-Link: With the Soundbrenner Pulse, up to 10 musicians playing together and each wearing a Soundbrenner Pulse can use the Multi-Link feature to receive the same vibration/rhythm pattern in perfect synchronization. One smartphone serves as the hub to set the beat for all of the devices.
  • LED: For musicians who also want a visual expression of the beat, LED lights that surround the face of the Soundbrenner Pulse can be turned on to blink in sync with the vibrational beat and customized to glow in any color. The lights can also stay turned off in discreet mode.

This activates the capacitive touch sensor that captures the tempo while a proprietary algorithm translates the tap into haptic feedback in the form of precise vibrations. Alternatively, musicians can rotate the BPM Wheel surrounding the face of the device or use the Soundbrenner app to decrease or increase the number of beats — up to 300 BPM.

Soundbrenner licenses a patented haptic driver to control an eccentric rotating mass (ERM) vibration motor that has a vibration amplitude of 6G. Compared to smartphones and smartwatches whose typical vibration motors are rated 1G to 2G and deliver long, drawn-out and weak vibrations, the Soundbrenner Pulse delivers strong, distinct and accurate vibrations that are easily felt on the skin.

Julian Vogels, co-founder and head of product at Soundbrenner, noted:

Soundbrenner 3“As a drummer, I know how challenging it can be to set the beat. In developing the Soundbrenner Pulse we set out to change music forever by creating a smart device for musicians to improve their performance and get more out of the experience of making music together. Athletes have wearable fitness bands to help them improve their performance, and now we musicians have our own dedicated wearable to help improve our performance, too.”

Starting today, the Soundbrenner Pulse is available to pre-order through the campaign. Discounts are offered for early-bird backers. The device will start shipping in November 2015 and retail for $149 USD.

 


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