A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning

Navid Navab, Doug Van Nort, and Sha Xin Wei

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper discusses an approach to instrument conception that is based on a careful consideration of the coupling of tactile and sonic gestural action both into and out of the performance system. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but that leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structuring and what generally falls under the umbrella of "mapping" design. As we will discuss, this extended computational matter-centric view is of benefit towards holistically understanding an ``instrument'' gestural engagement, as it is realized through physical material, sonic gestural matter and felt human engagement. We present instrumental systems that have arisen as a result of this approach to instrument design.

Citation:

Navid Navab, Doug Van Nort, and Sha Xin Wei. 2014. A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178893

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{dvannort2014,
 abstract = {This paper discusses an approach to instrument conception that is based on a careful consideration of the coupling of tactile and sonic gestural action both into and out of the performance system. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but that leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structuring and what generally falls under the umbrella of "mapping" design. As we will discuss, this extended computational matter-centric view is of benefit towards holistically understanding an ``instrument'' gestural engagement, as it is realized through physical material, sonic gestural matter and felt human engagement. We present instrumental systems that have arisen as a result of this approach to instrument design.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Navid Navab and Doug Van Nort and Sha Xin Wei},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178893},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {387--390},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_544.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}