We present case studies of unusual instruments that share the same excitation mechanism as that of the bowed string. The musical saw, Tibetan singing bow, glass harmonica, and bow...
This work draws on studies which explore resistance to the music industry's construal of copying music files as theft. Following a previous ethnography on participants' ...
Understanding and meeting the needs of a broad range of music users across different cultures and languages are central in designing a global music digital library. This explorato...
Jin Ha Lee, J. Stephen Downie, Sally Jo Cunningham
Abstract. In this paper, we introduce some exploratory ideas and applications involving the gestural control of sonic textures. Three examples of how the gestural control of synthe...
Daniel Arfib, Jean-Michel Couturier, Jehan-Julien ...
In this paper, we describe a new MIDI controller, the Light Pipes. The Light Pipes are a series of pipes that respond to incident light. The paper will discuss the design of the i...