Probatio 1.0: collaborative development of a toolkit for functional DMI prototypes

Filipe Calegario, Marcelo Wanderley, João Tragtenberg, Eduardo Meneses, Johnty Wang, John Sullivan, Ivan Franco, Mathias S Kirkegaard, Mathias Bredholt, and Josh Rohs

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

Probatio is an open-source toolkit for prototyping new digital musical instruments created in 2016. Based on a morphological chart of postures and controls of musical instruments, it comprises a set of blocks, bases, hubs, and supports that, when combined, allows designers, artists, and musicians to experiment with different input devices for musical interaction in different positions and postures. Several musicians have used the system, and based on these past experiences, we assembled a list of improvements to implement version 1.0 of the toolkit through a unique international partnership between two laboratories in Brazil and Canada. In this paper, we present the original toolkit and its use so far, summarize the main lessons learned from musicians using it, and present the requirements behind, and the final design of, v1.0 of the project. We also detail the work developed in digital fabrication using two different techniques: laser cutting and 3D printing, comparing their pros and cons. We finally discuss the opportunities and challenges of fully sharing the project online and replicating its parts in both countries.

Citation:

Filipe Calegario, Marcelo Wanderley, João Tragtenberg, Eduardo Meneses, Johnty Wang, John Sullivan, Ivan Franco, Mathias S Kirkegaard, Mathias Bredholt, and Josh Rohs. 2020. Probatio 1.0: collaborative development of a toolkit for functional DMI prototypes. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4813363

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{NIME20_54,
 abstract = {Probatio is an open-source toolkit for prototyping new digital musical instruments created in 2016. Based on a morphological chart of postures and controls of musical instruments, it comprises a set of blocks, bases, hubs, and supports that, when combined, allows designers, artists, and musicians to experiment with different input devices for musical interaction in different positions and postures. Several musicians have used the system, and based on these past experiences, we assembled a list of improvements to implement version 1.0 of the toolkit through a unique international partnership between two laboratories in Brazil and Canada. In this paper, we present the original toolkit and its use so far, summarize the main lessons learned from musicians using it, and present the requirements behind, and the final design of, v1.0 of the project. We also detail the work developed in digital fabrication using two different techniques: laser cutting and 3D printing, comparing their pros and cons. We finally discuss the opportunities and challenges of fully sharing the project online and replicating its parts in both countries.},
 address = {Birmingham, UK},
 author = {Calegario, Filipe and Wanderley, Marcelo and Tragtenberg, João and Meneses, Eduardo and Wang, Johnty and Sullivan, John and Franco, Ivan and Kirkegaard, Mathias S and Bredholt, Mathias and Rohs, Josh},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.4813363},
 editor = {Romain Michon and Franziska Schroeder},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {July},
 pages = {285--290},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/jkFnZZUA3xs},
 publisher = {Birmingham City University},
 title = {Probatio 1.0: collaborative development of a toolkit for functional DMI prototypes},
 url = {https://www.nime.org/proceedings/2020/nime2020_paper54.pdf},
 year = {2020}
}