Archive for August 2006

In this paper we examine the hardware (sensors and connectivity), physical performance (placement, sensor type, tactile feedback),
and musical performance (software development and control) concerns inherent to extending control to six-string chordophones in general, and specifically to the electric guitar (plucked) and electric cello (bowed).

(Freed, Adrian, Francis-Marie Uitti, and Michael Zbyszyński: NIME Paris 2006) ABSTRACT Software and hardware enhancements to an electric 6-string cello are describe with a focus on a new mechanical tuning device, a novel rotary sensor for bow interaction and control strategies to leverage a suite of polyphonic sound processing effects. KEYWORDS Cello, chordophone, FSR, Rotary …