A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning

Navid Navab, Doug Van Nort, and Sha Xin Wei

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

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 both into and out of the performance system. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but that leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structuring and what generally falls under the umbrella of "mapping" design. As we will discuss, this extended computational matter-centric view is of benefit towards holistically understanding an ``instrument'' gestural engagement, as it is realized through physical material, sonic gestural matter and felt human engagement. We present instrumental systems that have arisen as a result of this approach to instrument design.

Citation

Navid Navab, Doug Van Nort, and Sha Xin Wei. 2014. A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178893 [PDF]

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{dvannort2014,
 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 both into and out of the performance system. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but that leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structuring and what generally falls under the umbrella of "mapping" design. As we will discuss, this extended computational matter-centric view is of benefit towards holistically understanding an ``instrument'' gestural engagement, as it is realized through physical material, sonic gestural matter and felt human engagement. We present instrumental systems that have arisen as a result of this approach to instrument design.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Navid Navab and Doug Van Nort and Sha Xin Wei},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178893},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {387--390},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {A Material Computation Perspective on Audio Mosaicing and Gestural Conditioning},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_544.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}