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Minichord: A pocket-sized musical instrument

by surprisetalk on 1/28/2026, 1:56:56 PM

https://github.com/BenjaminPoilve/minichord

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by: ApertureAndroid

Wow, this seem great. I know pretty much nothing about making music, but I&#x27;ve wanted something that I can stim with that&#x27;s nice and tactile, but also makes sound depending on how it&#x27;s touched. I looked at Glo, The Polyphonic Whale, but never got one. I have an Otamatone, but don&#x27;t like how I can&#x27;t do more than one note at the same time (no chording).<p>This plus headphones seems like a fun time!

2/3/2026, 9:08:38 AM


by: Hackbraten

Context: this seems to be an hommage to, or inspired by, the Omnichord. [0]<p>[0]: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Omnichord" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Omnichord</a>

2/3/2026, 8:29:59 AM


by: unwind

Meta: This is a very messy title, it should just be &quot;The minichord: a pocket-sized musical instrument&quot; or something like that. We have the github info in the auto-generated blurb right after the title, after all. Thanks.

2/3/2026, 9:16:13 AM


by: dgellow

Beautiful project. I will definitely add that to my collection! Congrats

2/3/2026, 9:43:22 AM


by: tom2948329494

Super cool! I wanted to click on the device buttons on the landing page and expected to get video or sounds. Maybe include the youtube video there?

2/3/2026, 8:56:33 AM