Abstract
Laptap is a laptop-based, real-time sound synthesis/control system for music and multimedia performance. The system produces unique sounds by positive audio feedback between the on-board microphone and the speaker of a laptop computer. Users can make a variety of sounds by touching the laptop computer in several different ways, and control their timbre with the gestures of the other hand above the microphone and the speaker to manipulate the characteristics of the acoustic feedback path. We introduce the basic concept of this audio feedback system, describe its features for sound generation and manipulation, and discuss the result of an experimental performance. Finally we suggest some relevant research topics that might follow in the future.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 233-236 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression |
| State | Published - 2013 |
| Event | 13th International conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, NIME 2013 - Daejeon, Korea, Republic of Duration: 27 May 2013 → 30 May 2013 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2013, Steering Committee of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. All rights reserved.
Keywords
- Audio feedback
- Audio visualization
- Gestural control
- Hand gesture
- Laptop computer
- Laptop music
- Musical mapping
- Musical notation