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Wednesday, June 6 • 9:00am - 10:30am
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Bela-Based Augmented Acoustic Guitars for Sonic Microinteraction
by Victor Evaristo Gonzalez Sanchez, Charles Patrick Martin, Agata Zelechowska, Kari Anne Vadstensvik Bjerkestrand, Victoria Johnson & Alexander Refsum Jensenius


This article describes the design and construction of a collection of digitally-controlled augmented acoustic guitars, and the use of these guitars in the installation Sverm-Resonans. The installation was built around the idea of exploring `inverse' sonic microinteraction, that is, controlling sounds by the micromotion observed when attempting to stand still.

 It consisted of six acoustic guitars, each equipped with a Bela embedded computer for sound processing (in Pure Data), an infrared distance sensor to detect the presence of users, and an actuator attached to the guitar body to produce sound. With an attached battery pack, the result was a set of completely autonomous instruments that were easy to hang in a gallery space.

 The installation encouraged explorations on the boundary between the tactile and the kinesthetic, the body and the mind, and between motion and sound. The use of guitars, albeit with an untraditional `performance' technique, made the experience both familiar and unfamiliar at the same time. Many users reported heightened sensations of stillness, sound, and vibration, and that the `inverse' control of the instrument was both challenging and pleasant.

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Alexander Refsum Jensenius

Associate Professor, University of Oslo
Alexander Refsum Jensenius is a music researcher and research musician. His research focuses on why music makes us move, which he explores through empirical studies using different types of motion sensing technologies. He also uses the analytic knowledge and tools in the creation... Read More →
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Charles Martin

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Oslo
Computer scientist, percussionist and computer musician. Interested in embedded systems, mobile devices and musical AI!


Wednesday June 6, 2018 9:00am - 10:30am EDT
Torgersen Hall - Room 2150

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