The T-Stick is a DMI conceived by Joseph Malloch and D. Andrew Stewart at the Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory (IDMIL) at McGill University. It has been in development since 2006, has a relatively long history for a DMI, has multiple versions, several expert performers, and has an associated repertoire. More than 20 copies have been built unintended for commercial use. Nevertheless, it has been adopted by expert performers and composers as part of their musical practice including D. Andrew Stewart (Soprano user) and Fernando Rocha (Tenor user). It has appeared in dozens of public appearances in countries such as Canada, USA, Brazil, Italy, Norway, and Portugal.
This repository hosts up to date firmware for the instruments currently at the IDMIL. Driver and Instrument patches in Max/MSP. Spec Sheets and Schematics for all instruments.
T-Stick connection guide – v1.1 for wireless T-Sticks
T-Stick firmware upgrade guide
How to build a T-Stick Sopranino
As of April 2020 there are 23 instruments at IDMIL:
- 01 T-Stick Tenor (2G)
- 06 T-Stick Sopranos (2G, 2GX, 2G-IMU)
- 01 T-Stick Sopranino (2G)
- 15 wireless T-Stick Sopraninos (2G, 2GW)
Project webpage at IDMIL: http://www-new.idmil.org/project/the-t-stick/
Official repository: https://github.com/IDMIL/TStick
IDMIL - Input Devices and Music Interaction Laboratory - http://www-new.idmil.org/
CIRMMT - Centre for Interdisciplinary Research in Music Media and Technology - http://www.cirmmt.org/
Schulich School of Music - McGill University