--- title: MuTechLab - Music Technology Workshop in Luxembourg canonical: https://0110.be/posts/MuTechLab_-_Music_Technology_Workshop_in_Luxembourg markdown_url: https://0110.be/posts/MuTechLab_-_Music_Technology_Workshop_in_Luxembourg.md id: 567 published_at: '2025-10-02T00:00:00Z' updated_at: '2025-10-06T13:21:03Z' author: Joren tags: - name: Code markdown_url: https://0110.be/tags/Code.md - name: Projecten markdown_url: https://0110.be/tags/Projecten.md - name: UGent markdown_url: https://0110.be/tags/UGent.md --- # MuTechLab - Music Technology Workshop in Luxembourg Last Friday, I had the pleasure of facilitating a hands-on workshop in Luxembourg as part of [MuTechLab workshop series](https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/research-projects/mutechlab/), organized by [Luc Nijs](https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/people/luc-nijs/) at the University of Luxembourg. Together with Bart Moens from [XRHIL](https://xrhil.ugent.be) and [IPEM](https://www.ugent.be/lw/kunstwetenschappen/ipem/en), we presented a system to control musical parameters with body movement. MuTechLab is a series of workshops for music teachers who wish to dive into the world of music technology. Funded by the Luxembourgish National Research Fund (FNR, PSP-Classic), the initiative brings together educators eager to explore how technology can enhance music education and creative practice. ### What we built and presented During the workshop, participants got hands-on experience with the [EMI-Kit](https://github.com/IPEM/EMI-kit) (Embodied Music Interface Kit) – an open-source, low-cost system that allows musicians to control Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) parameters through body movement. The EMI-Kit consists of: - **A wearable sensor device** (M5StickC Plus2) that captures body orientation and gestures - **A receiver unit** (M5Stack STAMP S3A) that converts sensor data to MIDI messages Unlike expensive commercial alternatives, EMI-Kit is fully open source, customizable, and designed specifically for creative music practice and embodied music interaction practice and research. ### The Experience Teachers experimented with mapping natural body movements – pitch, yaw, roll, and tap gestures – to various musical parameters in their DAWs. The low-latency wireless system made it possible to move and control sound, opening up new possibilities for expressive musical performance and pedagogy. ### Learn More Interested in exploring embodied music interaction yourself? Check out: - [MuTechLab Project Page](https://www.uni.lu/fhse-en/research-projects/mutechlab/) - [EMI-Kit on GitHub](https://github.com/IPEM/EMI-kit) The EMI-Kit project as-is is a demonstrator to inspire educators to embrace these tools and imagine new ways of teaching and creating music. The EMI-Kit as a platform can - with some additional programming - be a good basis to control musical parameters using various sensors. Have fun with checking out the EMI-Kit. ![Workshop hardware set](https://0110.be/files/photos/567/PXL_20251001_113354516.webp) ![Participant package - with sender and receiver pair](https://0110.be/files/photos/567/PXL_20251001_124122616.PORTRAIT.ORIGINAL.webp) ![ESP32-S3 USB MIDI receivers](https://0110.be/files/photos/567/PXL_20251001_130131834.webp)