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Overview
The HyVibe Guitar is the World's First Smart Acoustic Guitar.
It uses a vibration control system, high-speed processor, and Bluetooth module to become its own amplifier, connected speaker, recorder, looper, and multi-effect processor.
Having all these tools built into a high-quality acoustic guitar will change the way you play. It will make you a better player and inspire you to create more music.
We have been working on this project for over 7 years. It is finally ready for you to order!
What is a Smart Acoustic Guitar?
''It just sounds amazing. This is really just an incredible innovation. This would be a solid buy.” - Guitar World Magazine
One of “The Best New Guitars of NAMM 2018.” -Music Radar
HyVibe Inside
The App
The HyVibe Guitar is a connected guitar that can be controlled by our Android & iOS mobile applications in real time! The app allows you to perform more complex functions such as creating your own effects, sharing recordings, effect presets, changing acoustic settings with our equalizer, managing your backing tracks, and programming banks/presets on your guitar.
User Interface
HyVibe Demos
HyVibe Looper
HyVibe Guitar Effects Sampler: an overview of what the HyVibe Guitar can do
HyVibe Speaker (jam along with your favorite tracks)
HyVibe Distortion
HyVibe Reverb Effect, performed by Ben Rungsrithong
HyVibe Tremolo Effect, performed by Slim & The Beast
The HyVibe Guitar in a live performance, with Ash Orphan
Many more friends have played and been blown away by the HyVibe Guitar
What's Under the Hood?
Our patent-pending technology is based on vibration control. Our system combines sensors, multiple actuators, embedded algorithms, and a PCB designed to be the fastest sound card in the world.
Our low latency system allows us to control feedback and transform the natural vibrations of the guitar from the top plate, by the bridge where the instrument performs best.
This sets us apart from anything else on the market today.
Simplified description of vibration control technology on resonance transformation:
Guitar Specifications
*This is a prototype picture. The actual HyVibe Guitar is a cutaway dreadnought style.
**Left-handed models available
The HyVibe 'Inside' Story
Our Story
Our story begins in 2010. Adrien was in his apartment in Camden Town, London. He put an actuator connected to his smart phone on top of his acoustic guitar. He realized a huge potential for exciting acoustic guitars, but also felt disappointed by the sound quality that he heard.
This inspired him to create a research project at Ircam. This evolved into the Ircam SmartInstrument Project. During this project Adrien led a growing team of 10 researchers, engineers, musicians and technicians dedicated to knowledge an music creation with vibration control technology. It was here that Adrien met Francois Beaulier who is also a Co-Founder of HyVibe
After 7 years of research and some incredible breakthroughs, Adrien wanted to develop musical instruments that he could share with the entire world. Together with Matthew Volsky who Adrien met through a childhood friend, the three started in HyVibe in early 2017 and have been working on the HyVibe Guitar ever since.
Production has started. Here are pictures of our plastic tooling:
Any questions?
Please contact us on Messenger or send us an email at contact@hyvibe.audio, and we will be glad to speak with you directly.
Update:
We have begun shipping in May 2019:
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