The MATRIX: A Novel Controller for Musical Expression
Abstract
The MATRIX (Multipurpose Array of Tactile Rods for Interactive eXpression) is a new musical interface for amateurs and professionals alike. It gives users a 3- dimensional tangible interface to control music using their hands, and can be used in conjunction with a traditional musical instrument and a microphone, or as a stand-alone gestural input device. The surface of the MATRIX acts as a real-time interface that can manipulate the parameters of a synthesis engine or effect algorithm in response to a performer's expressive gestures. One example is to have the rods of the MATRIX control the individual grains of a granular synthesizer, thereby "sonically sculpting" the microstructure of a sound. In this way, the MATRIX provides an intuitive method of manip
Cite
@article{arxiv.2010.01577,
title = {The MATRIX: A Novel Controller for Musical Expression},
author = {Dan Overholt},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2010.01577},
year = {2020}
}
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Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 2001