Snyderphonics Manta Controller, a Novel USB Touch-Controller
Jeff Snyder
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
- Year: 2011
- Location: Oslo, Norway
- Pages: 413–416
- Keywords: Snyderphonics, Manta, controller, USB, capacitive, touch, sensor, decoupled LED, hexagon, grid, touch slider, HID, portable, wood, live music, live video
- DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178171 (Link to paper)
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Abstract
The Snyderphonics Manta controller is a USB touch controller for music and video. It features 48 capacitive touch sensors, arranged in a hexagonal grid, with bi-color LEDs that are programmable from the computer. The sensors send continuous data proportional to surface area touched, and a velocitydetection algorithm has been implemented to estimate attack velocity based on this touch data. In addition to these hexagonal sensors, the Manta has two high-dimension touch sliders (giving 12-bit values), and four assignable function buttons. In this paper, I outline the features of the controller, the available methods for communicating between the device and a computer, and some current uses for the controller.
Citation
Jeff Snyder. 2011. Snyderphonics Manta Controller, a Novel USB Touch-Controller. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178171
BibTeX Entry
@inproceedings{Snyder2011, abstract = {The Snyderphonics Manta controller is a USB touch controller for music and video. It features 48 capacitive touch sensors, arranged in a hexagonal grid, with bi-color LEDs that are programmable from the computer. The sensors send continuous data proportional to surface area touched, and a velocitydetection algorithm has been implemented to estimate attack velocity based on this touch data. In addition to these hexagonal sensors, the Manta has two high-dimension touch sliders (giving 12-bit values), and four assignable function buttons. In this paper, I outline the features of the controller, the available methods for communicating between the device and a computer, and some current uses for the controller. }, address = {Oslo, Norway}, author = {Snyder, Jeff}, booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression}, doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178171}, issn = {2220-4806}, keywords = {Snyderphonics, Manta, controller, USB, capacitive, touch, sensor, decoupled LED, hexagon, grid, touch slider, HID, portable, wood, live music, live video }, pages = {413--416}, presentation-video = {https://vimeo.com/26908273/}, title = {Snyderphonics Manta Controller, a Novel {USB} Touch-Controller}, url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2011/nime2011_413.pdf}, year = {2011} }