Abstract
This paper discusses vibrotactile feedback in digital musical instruments. It compares the availability of intrinsic vibrotactile feedback in traditional acoustic musical instruments with the lack of vibrotactile feedback in most digital musical instruments. A short description of human sensory ability with regard to this form of feedback is given and the usefullness of vibrotactile feedback to musical performers is also briefly discussed. A number of devices are examined which can be used to provide vibrotactile feedback in a digital musical instruments and some experiments to evaluate these devices are also described. Finally, examples are given of a number of instruments which make use of some of these devices to provide vibrotactile feedback to the performer.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 226-229 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | 6th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2006 - Paris, France Duration: 4 Jun 2006 → 8 Jun 2006 |
Keywords
- Digital musical instruments
- Tactile feedback
- Vibro-tactile feedback