A Scanned Synthesis Virtual Instrument

Jean-Michel Couturier

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper describes a virtual musical instrument based on the scanned synthesis technique and implemented in Max-Msp. The device is composed of a computer and three gesture sensors. The timbre of the produced sound is rich and changing. The instrument proposes an intuitive and expressive control of the sound thanks to a complex mapping between gesture and sound.

Citation

Jean-Michel Couturier. 2002. A Scanned Synthesis Virtual Instrument. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176404

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Couturier2002,
 abstract = {This paper describes a virtual musical instrument based on the scanned synthesis technique and implemented in Max-Msp. The device is composed of a computer and three gesture sensors. The timbre of the produced sound is rich and changing. The instrument proposes an intuitive and expressive control of the sound thanks to a complex mapping between gesture and sound. },
 address = {Dublin, Ireland},
 author = {Couturier, Jean-Michel},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 date = {24-26 May, 2002},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176404},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {graphics tablet, meta-parameters, multi-touch tactile surface, scanned synthesis},
 pages = {43--45},
 title = {A Scanned Synthesis Virtual Instrument},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2002/nime2002_043.pdf},
 year = {2002}
}