This paper reviews models of the ways in which performer instrumental actions can be
linked to sound synthesis parameters. We analyse available literature on both acoustical …

This paper provides a review of gestural control of sound synthesis in the context of the
design and evaluation of digital musical instruments. It discusses research in various areas …

This paper considers the issues involved in the design of electronic and computer interfaces,
specifically mapping-the designed link between an instrument's playing interface and its …

At the outset of a discussion of evaluating digital musical instruments (DMIs)-that is to say,
instruments whose sound generators are digital and separable (though not necessarily …

In this report, we describe our development on the Max/MSP toolbox MnM dedicated to
mapping between gesture and sound, and more generally to statistical and machine …

Digital musical instruments do not depend on physical constraints faced by their acoustic
counterparts, such as characteristics of tubes, membranes, strings, etc. This fact permits a …

Software-based musical instruments have controls for input, a sound synthesizer for output,
and mappings connecting the two. An effective layout of controls considers how many …

Most people assume that learning to play a musical instrument requires a commitment for
many years to develop the motor skills necessary to elicit the desired sounds as well as to …

This article reflects on the “flat” history of timbre space, tracking its emergence as a technical
inscription in psychoacoustic experiments and its rise to become a dominant conceptual …

ABSTRACT This report describes The Metasurface–a mapping interface supporting
interactive design of two-to-many mappings through the placement and interpolation of …