the Reactable works is deeply inspired by modular analogue synthesizers. Reactable’s pucks represent the building blocks of electronic music, each one having a different functionality in sound generation or in effect processing.Connections between the pucks are managed automatically based on their types and affinities and on the proximity between them. As a result, one can construct any specific setup quickly and on the fly, by simply moving the pucks and bringing them into proximity with each other. Additionally, the resulting sonic flows are represented graphically on the table surface always showing the real waveforms that travel from one object to the other.
It use a called tangible interface, allowing the musician to control the system by manipulating the tangibles objects that are around the table, and by putting, connecting and tune this object, so possibilities of combinations are infinite.The blue screen of the table is also multi-touch, allowing several performers at once, and as a matter of fact, it was created for that.
The Reactable’s four main groups of modules include sound generators, sound filters or effects, controllers and global objects. The sound generators generate sound that can be changed by the filters. Controllers, which include modules such as low frequency oscillators or step-sequencers, can dynamically modify the behavior of the objects they get connected to, while global objects affect global parameters of the table, such as the beats per minute, the volume or even the harmonic structure. All of the parameters involved in these processes can be controlled by turning the objects like knobs, as well as by attaching controllers to them.
Finally, there is also an App for iPhone and Android that allow you to play Reactable on your phone.
Watch this video bellow to see the Reactable in action:
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