Distributed Mechanical Actuation of Percussion Instruments

Eric Sheffield, and Michael Gurevich

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

This paper describes a system for interactive mechanically actuated percussion. Design principles regarding seamless control and retention of natural acoustic properties are established. Performance patterns on a preliminary version are examined, including the potential for cooperative and distributed performance.

Citation

Eric Sheffield, and Michael Gurevich. 2015. Distributed Mechanical Actuation of Percussion Instruments. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179176

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{esheffieldb2015,
 abstract = {This paper describes a system for interactive mechanically actuated percussion. Design principles regarding seamless control and retention of natural acoustic properties are established. Performance patterns on a preliminary version are examined, including the potential for cooperative and distributed performance.},
 address = {Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA},
 author = {Eric Sheffield and Michael Gurevich},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1179176},
 editor = {Edgar Berdahl and Jesse Allison},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {May},
 pages = {11--15},
 publisher = {Louisiana State University},
 title = {Distributed Mechanical Actuation of Percussion Instruments},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/nime2015_183.pdf},
 urlsuppl1 = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2015/183/DistributedActuationDemo.mp4},
 year = {2015}
}