The first prototypes of the MiMU gloves were created by Imogen Heap and her thirst to experiment musically in 2010. They were tested on stage in real time performances. Since 2014, a small group of musicians across the world have used the early versions of the gloves for many different artistic projects, such as vocals, piano, guitarists and many more. Even Ariana Grande used them in 2015 on her world t0ur. Heap and the MiMU team have gone through many failures and prototypes through the years to fully develop the advanced wearable technology.
MiMU gloves are designed to learn the wearer’s body, they measure the flex sensors in your wrist using an IMU, or Inertial Measurement Unit. It is then processed in the music software, Glover. The user’s movements are translated into commands, so you can loop sounds, control effects, and trigger samples, all without touching a physical device. Heap has received numerous awards for her music career, but also an honorary award for her pioneering work on the MiMU gloves
The MiMU team has also created other technologies, such as MiMU Gliss, and MiMU Jellyfish, which are two standalone apps also for music, Gliss allows your phone to be transformed into a music controller for music, and Jellyfish is a synthesis audio plugin that is able to be downloaded for your laptop. However, MiMU gloves by far, have been the most popular.
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