Augmenting the iPad: the BladeAxe

Romain Michon, Julius Orion Iii Smith, Matthew Wright, and Chris Chafe

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2016
• Location: Brisbane, Australia
• Track: Papers
• Pages: 247–252
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176080 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

In this paper, we present the BladeAxe: an iPad-based musical instrument leveraging the concepts of augmented mobile device and hybrid physical model controller. By being almost fully standalone, it can be used easily on stage in the frame of a live performance by simply plugging it to a traditional guitar amplifier or to any sound system. Its acoustical plucking system provides the performer with an extended expressive potential compared to a standard controller. After presenting an intermediate version of the BladeAxe, we'll describe our final design. We will also introduce a similar instrument: the PlateAxe.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Michon2016,
 abstract = {In this paper, we present the BladeAxe: an iPad-based musical
instrument leveraging the concepts of augmented mobile device and hybrid
physical model controller. By being almost fully standalone, it can be used
easily on stage in the frame of a live performance by simply plugging it to a
traditional guitar amplifier or to any sound system. Its acoustical plucking
system provides the performer with an extended expressive potential compared to a
standard controller.
After presenting an intermediate version of the BladeAxe, we'll describe
our final design. We will also introduce a similar instrument: the PlateAxe.},
 address = {Brisbane, Australia},
 author = {Romain Michon and Julius Orion Iii Smith and Matthew Wright and Chris Chafe},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176080},
 isbn = {978-1-925455-13-7},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {247--252},
 publisher = {Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University},
 title = {Augmenting the iPad: the BladeAxe},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2016/nime2016_paper0049.pdf},
 year = {2016}
}