An Interface for Precise Musical Control

Robert Huott

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper is a design report on a prototype musical controller based on fiberoptic sensing pads from Tactex Controls [8]. It will discuss elements of form factor, technical design, and tuning/sound generation systems tested while building the device I have dubbed 'the Ski'. The goal is the creation of a fine musical instrument with which a skilled performer can play music from standard repertoire as well as break sonic ground in modern forms.

Citation:

Robert Huott. 2002. An Interface for Precise Musical Control. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176428

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Huott2002,
 abstract = {This paper is a design report on a prototype musical controller based on fiberoptic sensing pads from Tactex Controls [8]. It will discuss elements of form factor, technical design, and tuning/sound generation systems tested while building the device I have dubbed 'the Ski'. The goal is the creation of a fine musical instrument with which a skilled performer can play music from standard repertoire as well as break sonic ground in modern forms.},
 address = {Dublin, Ireland},
 author = {Huott, Robert},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 date = {24-26 May, 2002},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176428},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {musical controller, Tactex, tactile interface, tuning systems},
 pages = {94--98},
 title = {An Interface for Precise Musical Control},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2002/nime2002_094.pdf},
 year = {2002}
}