Abstract
This paper discusses an approach to instrument conception that is based on a careful consideration of the coupling of tactile and sonic gestural action across the layers of physical and computational material in coordinated dynamical variation. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structure, and what generally falls under the umbrella of ”mapping”. This extended computational matter perspective scaffolds a holistic approach to understanding an ”instrument” as gestural engagement through physical material, sonic variation, and somatic activity. We present some concrete musical and installation performances that have benefited from this approach to instrument design.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 387-390 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression |
| State | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 14th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2014 - London, United Kingdom Duration: Jun 30 2014 → Jul 4 2014 |
Keywords
- Computational Matter
- Enchanted Objects
- Mapping Control Structures
- Sonic Gestures
- Topological Media
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Control and Systems Engineering
- Signal Processing
- Instrumentation
- Music
- Human-Computer Interaction
- Hardware and Architecture
- Computer Science Applications