[IxDA Discuss] Digital Instrument Interfaces

[Loren Baxter]

What I find interesting about all of these interfaces is that they aren't
immediately self-explanatory.  The user needs to play around with them
before discovering how it can be used.  At first, I thought this was
categorically a design flaw, but after further thought it seems that
avoiding instruction can help the artist.  Beyond basic interaction, why
fence them in with strict guidelines or rules about how to use the
instrument?  The purpose of creativity is to explore and push the boundaries
of the tools available rather than to use them in the "correct" manner.

On Feb 19, 2008 10:17 AM, Patrick Grizzard <gamutant at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Also, not sure if the JazzMutant Lemur has any connection to the League of
> Electronic Musical Urban Robots (LEMUR), but another great resource if you
> are interested in novel musical instruments:
> http://www.lemurbots.org/videoandaudio.html
>
> The artist Bjorn Schulke has also created instruments that are triggered
> by proximity and are weirdly beautiful, almost alien-looking:
>
> http://www.bitforms.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=29&Itemid=58#id=99&num=1
>
> :PG
>
>
> On Feb 19, 2008, at 2:24 AM, Loren Baxter wrote:
>
> Did anyone else see Daft Punk rocking out at the Grammys? They played the
> coolest instruments I've ever seen - four multitouch screens with various
> graphical elements controlling an array of synth and software backend.  (
> http://tinyurl.com/2krxy9 - the solo three quarters of the way through the
> video ) Further research uncovered this: the Lemur by JazzMutant (
> http://www.jazzmutant.com/lemur_overview.php ).  If you're at all into
> music, sound manipulation, and visualization, take a look. Has anyone here
> had experience with these or other audio control devices?  Any thoughts on
> the design?  These are thought provoking from an IXD perspective - a very
> different sensory space than your standard UI.
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