Intimate Musical Control of Computers with a Variety of Controllers and Gesture Mapping Metaphors

Wessel, David; Wright, Matthew; Schott, John

Intimate Musical Control of Computers with a Variety of Controllers and Gesture Mapping Metaphors

David Wessel, Matthew Wright, and John Schott

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Year: 2002
Location: Dublin, Ireland
Pages: 192–194
Keywords: Expressive control, mapping gestures to acoustic results, metaphors for musical control, Tactex, Buchla Thunder, digitizing tablets.
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176472 (Link to paper)
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Abstract

In this demonstration we will show a variety of computer-based musical instruments designed for live performance. Our design criteria include initial ease of use coupled with a long term potential for virtuosity, minimal and low variance latency, and clear and simple strategies for programming the relationship between gesture and musical result. We present custom controllers and unique adaptations of standard gestural interfaces, a programmable connectivity processor, a communications protocol called Open Sound Control (OSC), and a variety of metaphors for musical control.

Citation

David Wessel, Matthew Wright, and John Schott. 2002. Intimate Musical Control of Computers with a Variety of Controllers and Gesture Mapping Metaphors. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176472

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Wessel2002,
 abstract = {In this demonstration we will show a variety of computer-based musical instruments designed for live performance. Our design criteria include initial ease of use coupled with a long term potential for virtuosity, minimal and low variance latency, and clear and simple strategies for programming the relationship between gesture and musical result. We present custom controllers and unique adaptations of standard gestural interfaces, a programmable connectivity processor, a communications protocol called Open Sound Control (OSC), and a variety of metaphors for musical control. },
 address = {Dublin, Ireland},
 author = {Wessel, David and Wright, Matthew and Schott, John},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 date = {24-26 May, 2002},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176472},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Expressive control, mapping gestures to acoustic results, metaphors for musical control, Tactex, Buchla Thunder, digitizing tablets.},
 pages = {192--194},
 title = {Intimate Musical Control of Computers with a Variety of Controllers and Gesture Mapping Metaphors},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2002/nime2002_192.pdf},
 year = {2002}
}