Maker Faire Bay Area 2024
Partymaker: From MIDI Keyboard to Accordion Synthesizer
Home: Texas, United States
Discover the future of accordion music with a range of innovative digital musical instruments with button accordion keyboards. 1. Partymaker: Accordion Synthesizer, a unique kit that transforms a traditional accordion into a versatile synthesizer with auto-accompaniment. (Finalist in the MIDI Innovation Awards 2024!) 2. Ultra-portable Digital Flex Accordion, perfect for musicians on the go. (Finalist in the MIDI Innovation Awards 2024!) 3. The Digital Accordina, combining the feel of a melodica with the layout of a button accordion. 4. MIDI keyboard with different harmonica layouts for seamless digital integration. 5. Digital microphone system for the traditional accordion.
https://midiaccordion.com
Makers
Sergey Antonovich
Hello! I'm Sergey, with 15 years of experience in embedded systems. I design electronic devices and create electronic musical instruments and accessories. My hobby blends programming with music, covering everything from mechanics and PCB design to firmware. I also have a musical education and play the button accordion and saxophone.
https://midiaccordion.com
What Inspired You to Make This?
While the market offers numerous devices for keyboardists, generating significant interest in learning the keyboard, such options were previously not as readily accessible to accordionists. I was inspired by the fact that with such digital musical instruments, an accordionist can have as many possibilities as a keyboardist. I believe, the accordion's standard bass system is a perfect choice for controlling auto-accompaniment because each left-hand keyboard key is assigned to a bass note or a whole chord.
