Touchnoise: A particle-based multitouch noise modulation interface

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Abstract

We present the digital musical instrument TouchNoise that is based on multitouch interaction with a particle system. It implements a novel interface concept for modulating noise spectra. Each particle represents a sine oscillator that moves through the two-dimensional frequency and stereo panning domain via Brownian motion. Its behavior can be affected by multitouch gestures allowing the shaping of the resulting sound in many different ways. Particles can be dragged, attracted, repelled, accentuated, and their autonomous behavior can be manipulated. In this paper we introduce the concepts behind this instrument, describe its implementation and discuss the sonic design space emerging from it.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the Internation Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
EditorsBaptiste Caramiaux, Koray Tahiroğlu, Rebecca Fiebrink, Atau Tanaka
Pages323-326
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2014
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesProceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
ISSN2220-4792

Conference

Title14th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2014
Duration30 June - 4 July 2014
CityLondon
CountryUnited Kingdom

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/159606444