Sormina -- a New Virtual and Tangible Instrument

Juhani Räisänen

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper describes the Sormina, a new virtual and tangibleinstrument, which has its origins in both virtual technology andthe heritage of traditional instrument design. The motivationbehind the project is presented, as well as hardware andsoftware design. Insights gained through collaboration withacoustic musicians are presented, as well as comparison tohistorical instrument design.

Citation

Juhani Räisänen. 2008. Sormina -- a New Virtual and Tangible Instrument. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179617

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Raisanen2008,
 abstract = {This paper describes the Sormina, a new virtual and tangibleinstrument, which has its origins in both virtual technology andthe heritage of traditional instrument design. The motivationbehind the project is presented, as well as hardware andsoftware design. Insights gained through collaboration withacoustic musicians are presented, as well as comparison tohistorical instrument design.},
 address = {Genoa, Italy},
 author = {R\''{a}is\''{a}nen, Juhani},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179617},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Gestural controller, digital musical instrument, usability, music history, design. },
 pages = {57--60},
 title = {Sormina -- a New Virtual and Tangible Instrument},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2008/nime2008_057.pdf},
 year = {2008}
}