Hi everyone,
We are HyVibe Audio and we have just released the HyVibe Guitar on
Indiegogo.
We use vibration control to turn an acoustic guitar into its own speaker (for streaming backing tracks etc.), amplifier, multi-effect processor, recorder and looper. It is an open system with input/output jacks and can be controlled by a mobile app.
Our tech uses vibration control algorithms and a low-latency sound card. This also allows us to use several actuators to excite the
top plate of the guitar, where the main natural vibrations of the guitar come from and control different frequencies & feedback.
Check out some clips of people playing with our prototypes:
https://www.youtube.com/hyvibeaudio
Our co-founder has been working on this technology for over 7 years and is a PhD in acoustics and vibrations. You can check out some of his research papers
here.
Thanks!
-Matt from HyVibe
www.hyvibe.audio