Download PDFOpen PDF in browserCurrent versionThe Airborne Instruments nUFO: a Movement Based Musical Instrument for Possibility Space ExplorationEasyChair Preprint 1413, version 14 pages•Date: August 24, 2019AbstractThe Airborne Instruments nUFO (nontrivial/new flying object) is a new movement based Digital Music Instrument designed for maximal motional freedom of the performer. A handheld wireless Interactor digitizes large scale movement via a 9-axis IMU together with a set of 8 touch-sensitive pads for fine motor finger action. The corresponding software, nUFO_App, applies elaborate meta-mapping strategies (called Influx) to the movement data to inform a number of sound processes such that even very simple movements create complex changes in the sound, which frees players from distracting technical concerns, and empowers them to focus on playing by listening and intuitive motion. Keyphrases: Influx, Mapping, Metacontrol, NIME, Post Control, SuperCollider, Wireless, entanglement, possibility space, rich inner life, sensor
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