The device consists of a spherical shell with 48 pressure-sensitive pads on its surface which can be used to control third-party DAWs through the open source AlphaLive software.
[1] Early versions of the AlphaSphere were shown at the NAMM Show, Musikmesse Frankfurt, three TEDx conferences, and the Future Everything Festival.
[3] Adam Place (Founder of Nu Desine) produced the initial concept and prototype for the AlphaSphere while studying at Nagoya University of Arts in Japan.
[5] Place formed the company Nu Desine, hiring engineers, designers and software developers to facilitate the production of the AlphaSphere.
[6] In April 2012, Nu Desine began taking pre-orders for a limited edition series of AlphaSpheres.