A Material Computation Perspective On Audio Mosaicing And Gestural Conditioning
Navid Navab, Doug Van Nort, Sha Xin Wei · Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research) · 2014
This paper discusses an approach to instrument conception that is based on a careful consideration of the coupling of tactile and sonic gestural action both into and out of the performance system. To this end we propose a design approach that not only considers the materiality of the instrument, but that leverages it as a central part of the conception of the sonic quality, the control structuring and what generally falls under the umbrella of "mapping" design. As we will discuss, this extended computational matter-centric view is of benefit towards holistically understanding an ``instrument" gestural engagement, as it is realized through physical material, sonic gestural matter and felt human engagement. We present instrumental systems that have arisen as a result of this approach to instrument design.