Make: Volume 93

MADE ON EARTH

Sam Mateosian

SEEING SOUNDS AND HEARING COLORS

INSTAGRAM.COM/LUMINESCENTGRAND

At Maker Faire Bay Area 2024, William Cenoté

serenaded visitors to the Dark Room with the

Luminescent Grand, an LED synesthetic piano

that combines sound and visual art. When played,

each piano note triggers LEDs to illuminate in

different colors, creating a visual concert that

mimics the blended sensory experience of

synesthesia.

“Originally, the focus wasn’t on synesthesia, I

just wanted a piano that changed colors based

on the music that was played because I wanted a

different way to express and experience music,”

Cenoté said. “However, during the creation ...