A Comparison of Open-Source Linux Frameworks for an Augmented Musical Instrument Implementation

Eduardo Meneses, Johnty Wang, Sergio Freire, and Marcelo Wanderley

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

The increasing availability of accessible sensor technologies, single board computers, and prototyping platforms have resulted in a growing number of frameworks explicitly geared towards the design and construction of Digital and Augmented Musical Instruments. Developing such instruments can be facilitated by choosing the most suitable framework for each project. In the process of selecting a framework for implementing an augmented guitar instrument, we have tested three Linux-based open-source platforms that have been designed for real-time sensor interfacing, audio processing, and synthesis. Factors such as acquisition latency, workload measurements, documentation, and software implementation are compared and discussed to determine the suitability of each environment for our particular project.

Citation:

Eduardo Meneses, Johnty Wang, Sergio Freire, and Marcelo Wanderley. 2019. A Comparison of Open-Source Linux Frameworks for an Augmented Musical Instrument Implementation. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3672934

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Meneses2019,
 abstract = {The increasing availability of accessible sensor technologies, single board computers, and prototyping platforms have resulted in a growing number of frameworks explicitly geared towards the design and construction of Digital and Augmented Musical Instruments. Developing such instruments can be facilitated by choosing the most suitable framework for each project. In the process of selecting a framework for implementing an augmented guitar instrument, we have tested three Linux-based open-source platforms that have been designed for real-time sensor interfacing, audio processing, and synthesis. Factors such as acquisition latency, workload measurements, documentation, and software implementation are compared and discussed to determine the suitability of each environment for our particular project.},
 address = {Porto Alegre, Brazil},
 author = {Eduardo Meneses and Johnty Wang and Sergio Freire and Marcelo Wanderley},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.3672934},
 editor = {Marcelo Queiroz and Anna Xambó Sedó},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {222--227},
 publisher = {UFRGS},
 title = {A Comparison of Open-Source Linux Frameworks for an Augmented Musical Instrument Implementation},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2019/nime2019_paper043.pdf},
 year = {2019}
}