BioControl BioMuse (1990 system)
Surface muscle signals as musical control input
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Laetitia Sonami lady’s glove V
Hand and arm gesture control of live electronic music
Keep in mind Version-specific profile; earlier glove versions are not assigned the fifth version’s sensor additions.
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| Prices · all markets | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. | Price not verified 0 offer records & sourcesNo verified price in this audit. |
| Designed for | Surface muscle signals as musical control input ↗ | Hand and arm gesture control of live electronic music ↗ |
| Form factor | Arm/head electrode bands and belt breakout connected to an external processor ↗ | Custom sensor-covered arm-length performance glove ↗ |
| Generation | Original1990 system; later BioFlex hardware excluded from these specifications ↗ | Fifth instrument, built around2001; retired in2015 ↗ |
| Channels | Eight EEG/EMG biosignal inputs ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Electrodes | Medical wet-gel electrode triplets at each channel ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Body Interface | Bands retain electrodes against the skin; belt-mounted breakout ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Processor | External two-unit19-inch rack processor with Texas Instruments TMS320 DSP ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Output | User-programmable MIDI event and control stream ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Performer Configuration | Atau Tanaka describes four EMG channels in his original performance configuration ↗ | Not applicable to this category |
| Construction | Not applicable to this category | Thin black mesh lycra glove with sewn sensors ↗ |
| Finger Inputs | Not applicable to this category | Microswitches, Hall transducers, pressure pad and resistive strips ↗ |
| Distance Sensing | Not applicable to this category | Ultrasonic receivers ↗ |
| Orientation | Not applicable to this category | Mercury switch and accelerometer sensing ↗ |
| Version VAdditions | Not applicable to this category | Right-wrist accelerometers, light sensor, extra switches and LEDs; miniature microphone added later ↗ |
| Interface | Not applicable to this category | STEIM Sensorlab ↗ |
| Sound Mapping | Not applicable to this category | Max/MSP mappings change with each composition ↗ |
| Availability | Historical commercially developed biosignal instrument with documented physical performer setups. No current stock or exact historical complete-system price verified. | One custom fifth-generation performance instrument, not retail hardware. No public purchase price verified. |
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| Editorial pick & release | No editorial ranking recorded | No editorial ranking recorded |
| Evidence | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 | Manufacturer source Checked 2026-10-13 |
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