The Shake Stick
Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada
- Published
- Accepted
- Subject Areas
- Human-Computer Interaction, Multimedia, Real-Time and Embedded Systems
- Keywords
- NIME, computer music, HCI, granular synthesis, raspberry pi
- Copyright
- © 2015 Wilson et al.
- Licence
- This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, reproduction and adaptation in any medium and for any purpose provided that it is properly attributed. For attribution, the original author(s), title, publication source (PeerJ PrePrints) and either DOI or URL of the article must be cited.
- Cite this article
- 2015. The Shake Stick. PeerJ PrePrints 3:e995v1 https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.995v1
Abstract
We present a new embedded instrument, with discussion on the challenges of developping embedded instruments, and the practice and theory of NIME evaluation and design. The Shake Stick is a Raspberry Pi-based embedded instrument using SuperCollider for granular synthesis. In our analysis and design, we explore the MINUET design framework, dimension space analysis for inter-instrument comparison, and learning curves. Furthermore, we discuss lessons learned from using the instrument in group improvisation, as well as challenges and prospects for the creation of sound palettes used in the granular synthesis.
Author Comment
This is the initial preprint for PeerJ Computer Science.