musical wooden cubes produce instrumental sounds when placed on smart vinyl-like board

"MusiCubes comprises musical wooden cubes that produce instrumental sounds when placed on the smart vinyl-like board. Built with RFID technology, the surface reads the individually handcrafted cube and plays a sound, loop, effect, or recording as a way to give users a screen-free tool to make music. The device is based on a technology called TuneTouch, which uses passive RFID tags."

"The detection works in real time, so users hear the result as soon as the cube moves, and the system needs no cables, no buttons, and no screens. The design of MusiCubes focuses on direct physical use, so users don't tap icons or menus. Instead, they place cubes on the tablet surface. If they want to stop the music, they just remove the musical wooden cubes from the smart vinyl board."

MusiCubes uses a vinyl-like tablet and passive RFID-tagged wooden cubes that trigger instrumental sounds, loops, effects, recordings, or audio functions when placed on the surface. The TuneTouch technology enables low-latency detection so sounds play as soon as cubes move. Interaction is physical and screen-free with no cables or buttons; placing cubes starts sounds or modes, and removing cubes stops them. Four cube types exist: Loop cubes with rhythm or melodic patterns, Recording cubes to capture layers or live input, Mic cubes for microphone recording, and Control cubes to adjust audio settings and effects.

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