Musical Expression with the D2MMG Interface
Karl Kristoffer Jensen, Lars Graugaard · VBN Forskningsportal (Aalborg Universitet) · 2006
Distribution in Multiple Musical Gestures (D2MMG) uses a robust interface for detecting simple drawing gestures. The gestures affect low- and high-level aspects of sound and music through inherent modes organized as primary and secondary gestures. This enables expressive live performance and improvisation with sequence creation where musical elements such as tonality, chromaticity, rhythm patterns, and melodical sequences can be affected in real-time. We introduce a utility for procedurally controlling note density and chordal alignment. Future papers will focus on D2MMG’s progressive learning, multi-user, and unconventional performance usage as well as novel aspects of its methods for gesture detection and sound synthesis.