Post-digital sax - a digitally controlled acoustic single-reed woodwind instrument

Krzysztof Cybulski

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2022
• Location: The University of Auckland, New Zealand
• Article Number: 14
• DOI: 10.21428/92fbeb44.756616d4 (Link to paper)
• PDF link
• Presentation Video

Abstract:

In a search for a symbiotic relationship between the digital and physical worlds, I am developing a hybrid, digital-acoustic wind instrument - the Post-Digital Sax. As the name implies, the instrument combines the advantages and flexibility of digital control with a hands-on physical interface and a non-orthodox means of sound production, in which the airflow, supplied by the player’s lungs, is the actual sound source. The pitch, however, is controlled digitally, allowing a wide range of musical material manipulation, bringing the possibilities of a digitally augmented performance into the realm of acoustic sound.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{NIME22_14,
 abstract = {In a search for a symbiotic relationship between the digital and physical worlds, I am developing a hybrid, digital-acoustic wind instrument - the Post-Digital Sax. As the name implies, the instrument combines the advantages and flexibility of digital control with a hands-on physical interface and a non-orthodox means of sound production, in which the airflow, supplied by the player’s lungs, is the actual sound source. The pitch, however, is controlled digitally, allowing a wide range of musical material manipulation, bringing the possibilities of a digitally augmented performance into the realm of acoustic sound.},
 address = {The University of Auckland, New Zealand},
 articleno = {14},
 author = {Cybulski, Krzysztof},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.21428/92fbeb44.756616d4},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {jun},
 pdf = {126.pdf},
 presentation-video = {https://youtu.be/RnuEvjMdEj4},
 title = {Post-digital sax - a digitally controlled acoustic single-reed woodwind instrument},
 url = {https://doi.org/10.21428%2F92fbeb44.756616d4},
 year = {2022}
}