von Coler, Henrik, Treindl, Gabriel, Egermann, Hauke Wolfgang orcid.org/0000-0001-7014-7989 et al. (1 more author) (2017) Development and Evaluation of an Interface with Four-Finger Pitch Selection. In: Proceedings of the 142nd AES Convention - Audio Engineering Society. Audio Engineering Society , pp. 1-8.
Abstract
In this paper we present an interface for digital musical instruments which is primarily designed for playing mono-phonic melody synthesizers. The hand-held device allows the pitch selection with four valve-like metal mechanics and three octave switches. Note events are triggered with a wooden excitation pad, operated with the second hand. Another feature is the advanced aftertouch of the four me- chanics and the pad, which enables expressive playing. In a user experiment, the controller is compared to a classic MIDI keyboard, regarding the time needed for responding to simple visual stimuli and the mean error rate produced in that task. The results show no significant difference in the response time but a higher error rate for the novel in- terface for untrained users. Outcome of this work is a list of necessary improvements, as well as a plan for further experiments.
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Item Type: | Proceedings Paper |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017 Audio Engineering Society. .This is an author-produced version of the published paper. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher’s self-archiving policy. Further copying may not be permitted; contact the publisher for details. |
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Institution: | The University of York |
Academic Units: | The University of York > Faculty of Arts and Humanities (York) > Music (York) |
Depositing User: | Pure (York) |
Date Deposited: | 11 Sep 2017 14:30 |
Last Modified: | 06 Jan 2025 00:23 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Audio Engineering Society |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:121051 |