Andrew McPherson
@apmcpherson.bsky.social
Professor in Design Engineering and Music, Imperial College London. Researcher, composer, violist, engineer, instrument designer.
Leader of the Augmented Instruments Laboratory instrumentslab.org.
Co-founder and director of Bela.io.
Leader of the Augmented Instruments Laboratory instrumentslab.org.
Co-founder and director of Bela.io.
And the answer is... the CEO of Suno! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
It's fascinating and problematic how big AI companies and research communities like NIME both adopt a discourse of "anyone can make music thanks to these new tools". Would NIME of 10 years ago have loved LLM music generators?
It's fascinating and problematic how big AI companies and research communities like NIME both adopt a discourse of "anyone can make music thanks to these new tools". Would NIME of 10 years ago have loved LLM music generators?
Is this man the future of music – or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he’s making pop, not slop
Worth a staggering $2.45bn, Suno is an AI music company that can create a track with just a few prompts. Why is its CEO happy to see it called ‘the Ozempic of the music industry’?
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January 20, 2026 at 11:03 AM
And the answer is... the CEO of Suno! www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
It's fascinating and problematic how big AI companies and research communities like NIME both adopt a discourse of "anyone can make music thanks to these new tools". Would NIME of 10 years ago have loved LLM music generators?
It's fascinating and problematic how big AI companies and research communities like NIME both adopt a discourse of "anyone can make music thanks to these new tools". Would NIME of 10 years ago have loved LLM music generators?
Bravo MIT! How reassuring to see this dignity and strength. www.mit.edu/response-gov...
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October 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Bravo MIT! How reassuring to see this dignity and strength. www.mit.edu/response-gov...
Meanwhile, PDM (pulse-density modulation) mics are tiny microphones with a digital output which can reduce electrical noise. You can use 8 of these (and maybe even 16!) on Bela Gem Multi to make mic arrays, useful for robotics, beam-forming, field recording and other applications.
July 23, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Meanwhile, PDM (pulse-density modulation) mics are tiny microphones with a digital output which can reduce electrical noise. You can use 8 of these (and maybe even 16!) on Bela Gem Multi to make mic arrays, useful for robotics, beam-forming, field recording and other applications.
Bela Gem Multi already supported 10 audio inputs and 10 audio outputs, 8 of which are DC-coupled. A new design change lets you use DC-coupled signals like CVs or sensor readings on 8 of the audio *inputs* as well. (Some level shifting is needed to situate these inputs between 0 and 3.3V.)
July 23, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Bela Gem Multi already supported 10 audio inputs and 10 audio outputs, 8 of which are DC-coupled. A new design change lets you use DC-coupled signals like CVs or sensor readings on 8 of the audio *inputs* as well. (Some level shifting is needed to situate these inputs between 0 and 3.3V.)
Amazing Tom - thanks!
(Also everyone should check out Tom's SPOKE project at the MIDI Innovation Awards: midi.org/innovation-a...)
(Also everyone should check out Tom's SPOKE project at the MIDI Innovation Awards: midi.org/innovation-a...)
SPOKE
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July 14, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Amazing Tom - thanks!
(Also everyone should check out Tom's SPOKE project at the MIDI Innovation Awards: midi.org/innovation-a...)
(Also everyone should check out Tom's SPOKE project at the MIDI Innovation Awards: midi.org/innovation-a...)