"In a nutshell, iRing is a motion control system that employs your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch camera to read the movement of two 'rings' in 3D space and translate it into general purpose MIDI data or proprietary controller information for bespoke applications."
MusicRadar and the July 2014 issue of Computer Music have reviewed iRing and the iRing FX/Controller app and they were impressed by their potential. Here are some of the key comments:
"It does actually have genuine potential as a performance tool for iOS musicians."
"In a nutshell, iRing is a motion control system that employs your iPad, iPhone or iPod touch camera to read the movement of two 'rings' in 3D space and translate it into general purpose MIDI data or proprietary controller information for bespoke applications."
"More importantly, hand movements are read accurately."
"iRing FX/Controller integration is impressive."
and MusicRadar's verdict is:
"iRing is pretty impressive, and the price is fully justified by the experience ... sometimes good ideas are worth paying for."
MusicRadar awards iRing 4/5 stars