Make music with your brainwaves.

How it plays

MindWave is an expressive instrument, not a wellness tracker.

A sensor at the back of the head picks up the rhythm that grows when you relax with your eyes closed, and sends it to music software (Ableton, Max, TouchDesigner) like any other controller.

How the instrument works

What you tried

One sensor at the back of the head and a small sensor on the earlobe, on a small board. The music was played live on a research EEG headset; the prototype you wore is the instrument we're building.

About $100 of off-the-shelf parts today; planned at $249.

This device has not been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.

Where it's going

An instrument for performers and media-arts classrooms.

A musical instrument in development, not a medical device.