We are the music makers https://wearethemusicmakers.co/latest Music tech and AI in music: the news that matters, what we think about it, and a directory of the tools. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/accessible-music-tech-2026-disabled-musicians-design Accessible music tech in 2026: AI sketches, cheap gamepads and the disabled musicians setting the brief https://wearethemusicmakers.co/news/2026/08/accessible-music-tech-2026-disabled-musicians-design Two NIME 2026 papers and Berklee's ABLE Assembly show where accessible instrument design is heading. Generative AI helped a disabled co-designer sketch a bespoke instrument but failed at physical fit, while a kit built from a generic gamepad, 3D prints and an old Android phone cost about INR 3,600 in rural India. Mon, 17 Aug 2026 05:30:00 GMT We are the music makers music-techaccessibilitydisabilitynimeinstrument-designai