As part of the project WITHIN, Tarek Atoui has developed nine new instruments and a sound massage kit which expanded notions of hearing, beyond orality and are activated on the occasion of concerts and exhibitions.

True Laptop Quartet is a set of tactile instruments that use found metallic objects, transducer speakers and old microphones to create acoustic feedback. These objects are placed onto the lap of the performer who feels the sound in his/her hands or body through the vibrations of the metal. A transducer speaker is a speaker which is mounted directly on surfaces like wood, glass or steel making them vibrate and conduct sound. ¹