ABSTRACT This paper describes the transformation of an everyday object into a digital musical instrument By tracking hand movements and tilt on one of two axes, the Bubbaboard, a transformed handheld washboard, allows a user to play scales at different octaves while simultaneously offering the ability to use its inherent acoustic percussive qualities Processed sound is fed to the Mommaspeaker,
... [Show full abstract] which creates physically generated vibrato at a speed determined by tilting the Bubbaboard on its second axis