<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mary Kerr Musician]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mary Kerr Musician]]></description><link>https://www.marykerrmusic.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 01:50:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.marykerrmusic.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[The HeartBeat - Converting your heart rate into music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The HeartBeat  is a custom-designed MIDI controller  that utilizes the power of a Teensy 3.5 microcontroller  and an IR sensor  to capture data from a human heart rate and interpret it into MIDI data, generating music when connected to a DAW like Logic Pro X. I successfully presented the device in Fall 2024 at Texas Tech University in my Music Informatics class as a final project. Below is the original presentation. For any questions email music.mkerr@gmail.com .]]></description><link>https://www.marykerrmusic.com/post/the-heartbeat-midi-controller-that-converts-your-heart-rate-into-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d14bbdcc46c6bc6b9f920f</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:51:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c5c6f_577686d93da64d6ca83557f2eb4f3184~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary Kerr</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[MIDISense - Using pressure to generate music]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MIDISense  is a custom-designed MIDI controller  that utilizes the power of a Teensy 3.5 microcontroller  and thin-film pressure sensors  to capture the data from 3 inputs (3 fingers) and convert it into MIDI data with different interpretations of the data. I successfully presented the device in Fall 2025 in my Music Informatics class at Texas Tech University. Below is the original presentation.  For any questions email music.mkerr@gmail.com .]]></description><link>https://www.marykerrmusic.com/post/midisense-using-pressure-to-generate-music</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69d14de6535e7bcd269d306e</guid><pubDate>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:48:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/6c5c6f_1aab54a0e99948e98e194117b0391bf2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_960,h_540,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Mary Kerr</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>