{"id":439038,"date":"2017-11-10T10:00:33","date_gmt":"2017-11-10T18:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-project&#038;p=439038"},"modified":"2020-03-13T17:34:27","modified_gmt":"2020-03-14T00:34:27","slug":"microsoft-hands-free-sound-machine","status":"publish","type":"msr-project","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/microsoft-hands-free-sound-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Hands-Free Sound Machine"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"font-size: 24px; border-bottom: 1px solid gray; margin-bottom: 50px; margin-top: -20px; padding: 10px 10px 10px 0;\"><a style=\"padding: 10px 10px 10px 0; color: #e3008c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/microsoft-hands-free-music\/\">Hands-Free Music<\/a>|<a style=\"padding: 10px; color: #e3008c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/microsoft-hands-free-sound-machine\/\"><b>Sound Machine<\/b><\/a>|<a style=\"padding: 10px; color: #e3008c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/microsoft-hands-free-sound-jam\/\">Sound Jam<\/a>|<a style=\"padding: 10px; color: #e3008c;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/project\/microsoft-expressive-pixels\/\">Expressive Pixels<\/a><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-439053 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/uploads\/prod\/2017\/11\/Sound_Machine-300x217.jpg\" alt=\"Screen shot of Microsoft Hands-Free Sound Machine\" width=\"587\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sound_Machine-300x217.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Sound_Machine.jpg 587w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 587px) 100vw, 587px\" \/><br \/>\nMicrosoft Hands-Free Sound Machine is an eye-controlled, 16-step sound sequencer that provides users the ability to generate musical compositions via a combination of .wav and midi samples, and supports output to physical instruments as well as stage effects.<\/p>\n<p>Physical instrument playback (with supporting visual affordances) are supported, as well as standard .midi and .wav output.<\/p>\n<p>One of the things we experimented with in this release was converting pre-recorded .wav clips of PALS* voices, which had been &#8220;banked&#8221; for conventional use with an AAC** system into sample sets to be adapted and used as instruments for artist.<\/p>\n<p>Composition and semi-live, loop-based playback are supported via a single-state dwell-based interface.<br \/>\n<br style=\"clear: left;\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"color: #e3008c;\">Get started with Sound Machine<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"moray-accordion\" data-show=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn-group align-items-center mb-g float-sm-right\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\trole=\"group\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-bi-aN=\"accordion-collapse-controls\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"expand\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Expand all\">Expand all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span aria-hidden=\"true\"> | <\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"btn btn-link m-0\" aria-disabled=\"false\" aria-pressed=\"false\" data-action=\"collapse\" type=\"button\" data-bi-cN=\"Collapse all\">Collapse all<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"accordion\" id=\"accordion-1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-2\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\tDownload Details\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-2\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Microsoft Hands-Free Sound Machine is a WPF XAML application that works with a number of Tobii eye tracking devices and leverages the audio and MIDI APIs in Windows 10 to play both sampled audio and MIDI based music or to output a MIDI based message stream to your favorite MIDI device.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Version<\/strong>: 1.0<\/li>\n<li><strong>File<\/strong> <strong>Name<\/strong>: MicrosoftHandsfreeSoundMachine.zip<\/li>\n<li><strong>Date<\/strong> <strong>Published<\/strong>: 11\/10\/2017<\/li>\n<li><strong>File<\/strong> <strong>Size<\/strong>: 34.8 MB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\tSystem Requirements\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-3\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Supported Operating System<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Windows 10<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Hardware Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/www2.tobiidynavox.com\/pceye-mini\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tobii Dynavox PCEye Mini<\/a> eye tracker<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"m-0\">\n\t\t\t<h4 class=\"accordion-header\">\n\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"btn btn-collapse m-0\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-mount=\"collapse\"\n\t\t\t\t\tdata-target=\"#collapse-4\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\tInstall Instructions\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t<\/h4>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"collapse\" id=\"collapse-4\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><a class=\"msr-external-link glyph-append glyph-append-open-in-new-tab glyph-append-xsmall\" href=\"http:\/\/download.microsoft.com\/download\/C\/F\/A\/CFAD8DEB-63FC-4FC9-81E0-167FB6A2BD5C\/MicrosoftHandsfreeSoundMachine.zip\">Download Microsoft Hands-Free Sound Machine<\/a> (.zip).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n<h2 style=\"color: #e3008c;\">Explore All Hands-Free Music Projects<\/h2>\n<p><a class=\"button-solid no-margin-bottom\" style=\"margin-top: 15px; 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