Synthesis Theory - Chapter 14
Musical Input Devices
- Advantages of Electronic Input Devices
- Decoupling of control and sound generation
- Polymorphic (one-to-many) mapping
- Tuning
- Model of an Input Device
- Background: History od Gestural Input to Computers
- Voltage Control
- Digital Control
- Traditional versus Innovative Input Devices
- Types of Input Devices
- Switch
- Pushbuttons
- Linear potentiometer or fader
- Rotary potentiometer or fader
- Motorized faders
- Trackball
- Joystick
- Game Paddles
- Light pen
- Alphanumeric keyboard
- Music typewriters
- Hand-held: movement of mouse
- Digitizer tablet
- Touch-sensitive pad
- Touch-sensitive display screen
- Musical keyboard
- Three-dimensional keyboard
- "Thumbwheel"
- Footpedal and foot switch
- Organ pedals
- Drum pad and other percussion devices
- Ribbon controller or fingerstrip
- Breath controller
- Lyricon wind controller
- Flute controller
- Saxophone or saxlike wind controller
- Guitar
- Violin and cello controllers
- Microphone (directed at a music source)
- Microphone (directed at a speaking voice)
- Sensor Frame / VideoHarp
- Polhemus Tracker
- Theremin
- Ultrasonic (sonar) ranger
- Camera and wand
- Camera and image processing software
- Camera and score reading software
- Camera, robot, and keyboard
- Data Glove (VPL) The Hands (STEIM)
- Airdrums and MIDI baton (accelerometers)
- Brain waves and other bioelectrical signals
- Mapping the Data from The Input Device
- Ergonomics and Precision of Input Devices
- Musical Keyboards
- State of the Keyboard
- Keyboard Scan Rate
- Sensitivity to Velocity, Aftertouch, and Pressure
- Keyboard Actions
- Extended-action Keyboards
- Computer-controlled Pianos
- Key Layout and Splitting
- Remote Controllers
- Conducting Batons and Gloves
- Transmission of Media and Remote Control
- Responsive Input Devices
- Progrmmable response
- Force-feedback
- Conclusion
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