Examining how musicians create augmented musical instruments

Dan Newton, Mark T. Marshall

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Abstract

This paper examines the creation of augmented musical instruments by a number of musicians. Equipped with a system called the Augmentalist, 10 musicians created new augmented instruments based on their traditional acoustic or electric instruments. This paper discusses the ways in which the musicians augmented their instruments, examines the similarities and differences between the resulting instruments and presents a number of interesting findings resulting from this process.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)155-160
Number of pages6
JournalProceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
Publication statusPublished - 2011
Externally publishedYes
EventInternational conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2011 - Oslo, Norway
Duration: 30 May 20111 Jun 2011

Keywords

  • Augmented Instruments
  • Digital Musical Instruments
  • Instrument Design
  • Performance

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