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Swing Set : Musical Controllers with Inherent Physical Dynamics

Ethan Hartman, Jeff Cooper, and Kyle Spratt

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The Swing Set is a simple idea: a set of pendulums which control musical parameters. The dynamics of the pendulums, with their inherent rhythms and a tendency to conserve energy efficiently, allow musician to play them in several modes; the player can respect the dynamics, or alter them according to his will. When controlled with a computer, this allows for a surprisingly playable musical instrument.

Citation

Ethan Hartman, Jeff Cooper, and Kyle Spratt. 2008. Swing Set : Musical Controllers with Inherent Physical Dynamics. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179557 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2008_Hartman,
author = {Hartman, Ethan and Cooper, Jeff and Spratt, Kyle},
title = {Swing Set : Musical Controllers with Inherent Physical Dynamics},
pages = {356--357},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2008},
address = {Genoa, Italy},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179557},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2008/nime2008_356.pdf},
keywords = {nime08},
abstract = {The Swing Set is a simple idea: a set of pendulums which control musical parameters. The dynamics of the pendulums, with their inherent rhythms and a tendency to conserve energy efficiently, allow musician to play them in several modes; the player can respect the dynamics, or alter them according to his will. When controlled with a computer, this allows for a surprisingly playable musical instrument.}
}