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There is now a CONTENT FREEZE for Mercury while we switch to a new platform. It began on Friday, March 10 at 6pm and will end on Wednesday, March 15 at noon. No new content can be created during this time, but all material in the system as of the beginning of the freeze will be migrated to the new platform, including users and groups. Functionally the new site is identical to the old one. webteam@gatech.edu
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The Claudeatron is a semi-finalist for the 2016 Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition. The contest, hosted by the Georgia Institute of Technology, showcases the best new ideas in design, engineering and musicianship. The Claudeatron is a MIDI controller you wear around your neck (like a sax). There are buttons for turning notes on and a joystick controls pitch and filter/volume. Single notes or chords can be played and pitched up or down two octaves. There are 12 knobs and a ‘softpot’ mapped to continuous controllers as well as breath control and a piezo to trigger notes when struck.
