Malletwand: the Pendulum as a Handheld Interface to Musical Timing

Shiqing Lyu, Hanxuan Li, Ruhan Wang, and Haipeng Mi

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

We devise and implement an interface in the form of a handheld pendulum device for manipulating the timing of musical playback. The physical properties of the pendulum make this interaction scheme steady and intuitive, and particularly suitable as an introductory means of musical engagement for untrained participants. We build a self-playing glockenspiel around this interface to demonstrate how our design encourages musical exploration and social play. We conclude by discussing potential extrapolations and integrations of the design in mobile and hybrid scenarios.

Citation:

Shiqing Lyu, Hanxuan Li, Ruhan Wang, and Haipeng Mi. 2024. Malletwand: the Pendulum as a Handheld Interface to Musical Timing. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13904893

BibTeX Entry:

  @article{nime2024_59,
 abstract = {We devise and implement an interface in the form of a handheld pendulum device for manipulating the timing of musical playback. The physical properties of the pendulum make this interaction scheme steady and intuitive, and particularly suitable as an introductory means of musical engagement for untrained participants. We build a self-playing glockenspiel around this interface to demonstrate how our design encourages musical exploration and social play. We conclude by discussing potential extrapolations and integrations of the design in mobile and hybrid scenarios.},
 address = {Utrecht, Netherlands},
 articleno = {59},
 author = {Shiqing Lyu and Hanxuan Li and Ruhan Wang and Haipeng Mi},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.13904893},
 editor = {S M Astrid Bin and Courtney N. Reed},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {September},
 numpages = {6},
 pages = {407--412},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/5kKm6VBpbBg?si=-Q5FnCj4gOJzUkOC},
 title = {Malletwand: the Pendulum as a Handheld Interface to Musical Timing},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://nime.org/proceedings/2024/nime2024_59.pdf},
 year = {2024}
}