Can Haptics Make New Music ? -- Fader and Plank Demos

Bill Verplank, and Francesco Georg

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

Haptic interfaces using active force-feedback have mostly been used for emulating existing instruments and making conventional music. With the right speed, force, precision and software they can also be used to make new sounds and perhaps new music. The requirements are local microprocessors (for low-latency and high update rates), strategic sensors (for force as well as position), and non-linear dynamics (that make for rich overtones and chaotic music).

Citation

Bill Verplank, and Francesco Georg. 2011. Can Haptics Make New Music ? -- Fader and Plank Demos. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178183

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Verplank2011,
 abstract = {Haptic interfaces using active force-feedback have mostly been used for emulating existing instruments and making conventional music. With the right speed, force, precision and software they can also be used to make new sounds and perhaps new music. The requirements are local microprocessors (for low-latency and high update rates), strategic sensors (for force as well as position), and non-linear dynamics (that make for rich overtones and chaotic music).},
 address = {Oslo, Norway},
 author = {Verplank, Bill and Georg, Francesco},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178183},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {NIME, Haptics, Music Controllers, Microprocessors. },
 pages = {539--540},
 title = {Can Haptics Make New Music ? -- Fader and Plank Demos},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2011/nime2011_539.pdf},
 year = {2011}
}