Structured instrument design

A Structured Instrument Design Approach: The Video-Organ

The Video-Organ is an instrument for the live performance of audio-visual material. To design an interface we apply a modular approach, in an attempt to split up the complex task of finding physical interfaces and mappings to control sound and video as generated by the computer. Generally, most modules, or instrumentlets as they are called, consist of a human interface element mapped to a certa...

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Convolution Brother's Instrument Design

The subject of instrument design is quite broad. Much work has been done at Ircam, MIT, CNMAT, Stanford and elsewhere in the area. In this paper we will present our own developed approach to designing and using instruments in composition and performance for the authors’ “Convolution Brothers” pieces. The presentation of this paper is accompanied by a live Convolution Brothers demonstration.

Operational Aspects of Instrument Design.

Design of a Questionnaire Instrument

Questionnaires have obtained a rather ambivalent reputation as a research instrument. Although they can be very useful, designing a good questionnaire takes considerable effort and thinking. Two things that are not always around, it seems. Not surprisingly, we all have come across some, to put it mildly, terrible questionnaires. Sitting down for five minutes to write down a number of questions ...