Nonlinear Acoustic Synthesis in Augmented Musical Instruments

Herbert Ho-Chun Chang, Lloyd May, and Spencer Topel

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper discusses nonlinear acoustic synthesis in augmented musical instruments via acoustic transduction. Our work expands previous investigations into acoustic amplitude modulation, offering new prototypes that produce intermodulation in several instrumental contexts. Our results show nonlinear intermodulation distortion can be generated and controlled in electromagnetically driven acoustic interfaces that can be deployed in acoustic instruments through augmentation, thus extending the nonlinear acoustic synthesis to a broader range of sonic applications.

Citation:

Herbert Ho-Chun Chang, Lloyd May, and Spencer Topel. 2017. Nonlinear Acoustic Synthesis in Augmented Musical Instruments. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176282

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{hchang2017,
 abstract = {This paper discusses nonlinear acoustic synthesis in augmented musical instruments via acoustic transduction. Our work expands previous investigations into acoustic amplitude modulation, offering new prototypes that produce intermodulation in several instrumental contexts. Our results show nonlinear intermodulation distortion can be generated and controlled in electromagnetically driven acoustic interfaces that can be deployed in acoustic instruments through augmentation, thus extending the nonlinear acoustic synthesis to a broader range of sonic applications.},
 address = {Copenhagen, Denmark},
 author = {Herbert Ho-Chun Chang and Lloyd May and Spencer Topel},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176282},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {358--363},
 publisher = {Aalborg University Copenhagen},
 title = {Nonlinear Acoustic Synthesis in Augmented Musical Instruments},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2017/nime2017_paper0068.pdf},
 year = {2017}
}