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}
}