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}
}