Design and Use of Some New Digital Musical Instruments

This article presents some facts about the use of gesture in computer music, more specifically in home made instruments dedicated to performance on stage. We first give some theoretical and practical ideas to design an instrument, in the following areas: the sound, the gesture and the mapping. Then, we introduce three examples of digital instruments we have created, focusing on their design and their musical use.

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2003
• Where: GW
• Authors: Daniel Arfib, Jean-Michel Couturier, Loïc Kessous
• Keywords: Digital Instruments, Gesture, GW 2003, Practical Ideas