A flow state is when you’re completely immersed in the joy of an activity. For Cormac Ó Conaire, our Chief Design Officer, this happens every time he sits down to play or write music – productivity and creativity in perfect concert. “Hours go by without noticing. I often switch between beautifully crafted analog instruments like piano, drums or guitars to the incredible digital tools available nowadays, but this constant shift between physical and digital interactions can break my flow.” So, he set about bridging that divide using VR Ink and Gravity Sketch.
What if there was an ecosystem of products that bridged that divide, and kept me in a perpetual state of joy? Cormac explains, “I wanted the Toccata concept to bridge the divide between the digital and physical worlds of music creation – to bring a sensory experience into a digital workflow. For the creator to feel a tactile connection to the virtual notes and instruments being played – an experience between live instruments & digital audio workstations.” The word Toccata (from the Italian “to touch”) is a musical composition (typically for a keyboard instrument) designed to exhibit the performer’s touch and technique.
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