Abstract
The rationale behind the design and development of an accessible stand-alone musical instrument is described. Intended for use in improvised music within a community music setting, the Octonic is a non-contact diatonic electronic musical instrument. Building upon established touch-free approaches to musical interaction, the instrument offers polyphony and expressivity and is designed to be free-standing, intuitive, simple in operation and affordable. The functionality of a current working prototype is presented along with observations based on testing across different user groups.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1 - 12 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| Journal | Digital Creativity |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - 1 Mar 2011 |
Keywords
- accessibility
- music
- interactivity
- improvisation
- infrared