Double Slide Controller

Tomás Henriques

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The Double Slide Controller is a new electronic music instrument that departs from the slide trombone as a model for its design. Going much beyond a mere simulation of its acoustic counterpart it introduces truly innovative features: two powerful and versatile sets of gesture driven interfaces actuated by the hands of the performer, as well as featuring two independent slides, one for each hand/arm of the musician. The combination of these features make this instrument a great tool to explore new venues in musical expression, given the many degrees of technical and musical complexity that can be achieved during its performance.

Citation

Tomás Henriques. 2009. Double Slide Controller. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177571

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Henriques2009,
 abstract = {The Double Slide Controller is a new electronic music instrument that departs from the slide trombone as a model for its design. Going much beyond a mere simulation of its acoustic counterpart it introduces truly innovative features: two powerful and versatile sets of gesture driven interfaces actuated by the hands of the performer, as well as featuring two independent slides, one for each hand/arm of the musician. The combination of these features make this instrument a great tool to explore new venues in musical expression, given the many degrees of technical and musical complexity that can be achieved during its performance.},
 address = {Pittsburgh, PA, United States},
 author = {Henriques, Tom\'{a}s},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177571},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Musical Instrument, Sensor technologies, Computer Music, Hardware and Software Design.},
 pages = {260--261},
 title = {Double Slide Controller},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2009/nime2009_260.pdf},
 year = {2009}
}