Distributed Mechanical Actuation of Percussion Instruments

Eric Sheffield, and Michael Gurevich

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2015
• Location: Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA
• Pages: 11–15
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1179176 (Link to paper)
• PDF link
• Supplementary File 1: DistributedActuationDemo.mp4

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:

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}
}