R-FF: A Single Reed Haptic Library for the TorqueTuner

Maxwell Gentili-Morin, and Marcelo Wanderley

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

R-FF (Reed Force Feedback) is a library of clarinet reed equations adapted for use on the TorqueTuner (TT), a one degree of freedom, rotary force-feedback (FF), haptic device. We created the R-FF library by analyzing the clarinet's physical model and adapting the reed component that defines the forces between the user and the mouthpiece into force-feedback models. The models were designed for implementation on small and portable micro-controllers, like the ESP-32 module, found in the TorqueTuner(TT). Accompanied by a clarinet sound model, results show that the R-FF library could grow into a platform that allows non-wind players to explore the performance space of a single reed instrument, feeling the dynamics of the reed-embouchure system with their fingers instead of with their mouth.

Citation:

Maxwell Gentili-Morin, and Marcelo Wanderley. 2024. R-FF: A Single Reed Haptic Library for the TorqueTuner. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13904931

BibTeX Entry:

  @article{nime2024_73,
 abstract = {R-FF (Reed Force Feedback) is a library of clarinet reed equations adapted for use on the TorqueTuner (TT), a one degree of freedom, rotary force-feedback (FF), haptic device. We created the R-FF library by analyzing the clarinet's physical model and adapting the reed component that defines the forces between the user and the mouthpiece into force-feedback models. The models were designed for implementation on small and portable micro-controllers, like the ESP-32 module, found in the TorqueTuner(TT). Accompanied by a clarinet sound model, results show that the R-FF library could grow into a platform that allows non-wind players to explore the performance space of a single reed instrument, feeling the dynamics of the reed-embouchure system with their fingers instead of with their mouth.},
 address = {Utrecht, Netherlands},
 articleno = {73},
 author = {Maxwell Gentili-Morin and Marcelo Wanderley},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.13904931},
 editor = {S M Astrid Bin and Courtney N. Reed},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {September},
 numpages = {6},
 pages = {499--504},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/Jbir-dPQ5ZM?si=bCVyS5ZsErN13JY_},
 title = {R-FF: A Single Reed Haptic Library for the TorqueTuner},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2024/nime2024_73.pdf},
 year = {2024}
}