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META-EVI Innovative Performance Paths with a Wind Controller

Tomás Henriques

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

The META-EVI is a novel interface created from an extensive augmentation of the Steiner MIDI EVI, a brass style 'electric valve instrument' (EVI), which was expanded with 11 analog sensors and 10 digital switches. The main goal of this project consists in achieving a performance tool that exhibits truly innovative levels of musical expression much beyond what is possible with the original instrument. By allowing the control of a great variety of musical parameters, the META-EVI is able to push the level of musicianship associated with the player of a monophonic wind instrument, to a new plateau of musical complexity.

Citation

Tomás Henriques. 2008. META-EVI Innovative Performance Paths with a Wind Controller. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179565 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry


@inproceedings{nime2008_Henriques,
author = {Henriques, Tomás},
title = {META-EVI Innovative Performance Paths with a Wind Controller},
pages = {307--310},
booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
year = {2008},
address = {Genoa, Italy},
issn = {2220-4806},
doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179565},
url = {https://nime.org/proceedings/2008/nime2008_307.pdf},
keywords = {computer music,musical instrument,nime08,sensor technologies},
abstract = {The META-EVI is a novel interface created from an extensive augmentation of the Steiner MIDI EVI, a brass style 'electric valve instrument' (EVI), which was expanded with 11 analog sensors and 10 digital switches. The main goal of this project consists in achieving a performance tool that exhibits truly innovative levels of musical expression much beyond what is possible with the original instrument. By allowing the control of a great variety of musical parameters, the META-EVI is able to push the level of musicianship associated with the player of a monophonic wind instrument, to a new plateau of musical complexity.}
}