The AirSticks: a new interface for electronic percussion

Alon Ilsar; Mark Havryliv; Andrew Johnston

The AirSticks: a new interface for electronic percussion

Alon Ilsar, Mark Havryliv, Andrew Johnston

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Abstract

This paper documents the early developments of a new interface for electronic percussionists. The interface is designed to allow the composition, improvisation and performance of live percussive electronic music using hand, finger, foot and head movements captured by various controllers. This paper provides a background to the field of electronic percussion, outlines the artistic motivations behind the project, and describes the technical nature of the work completed so far. This includes the development of software, the combination of existing controllers and senses, and an example mapping of movement to sound.

Original language	English
Pages	220-226
Number of pages	7
Publication status	Published - Jan 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	Sound and Music Computing Conference 2013 - KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden Duration: 30 Jul 2013 → 3 Aug 2013 http://www.speech.kth.se/smac-smc-2013/ (Conference website)

Conference

Conference	Sound and Music Computing Conference 2013
Abbreviated title	SMC 2013
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Stockholm
Period	30/07/13 → 3/08/13
Internet address	http://www.speech.kth.se/smac-smc-2013/ (Conference website)

Keywords

music performance
Gesture

Access to Document

http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31992

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