The prosthetic conga: Towards an actively controlled hybrid musical instrument

Maarten Van Walstijn; Pedro Rebelo

The prosthetic conga: Towards an actively controlled hybrid musical instrument

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Abstract

The prosthetic conga is a hybrid instrument that is played and heard in the regular way, but with a resonant behaviour that can be manipulated in the virtual domain. This realised via sound reinforcement with a loudspeaker inside the conga, and sensing the membrane vibration. While sounding the instrument in this way is relatively simple, achieving precise control over the resonance properties of the hybrid instrument via active control poses a number of technical challenges. This paper discusses these challenges, as well as some of the implications for performance and composition.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 01 Jan 2005
Event	International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2005 - Barcelona, Spain Duration: 05 Sep 2005 → 09 Sep 2005

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Conference	International Computer Music Conference, ICMC 2005
Country/Territory	Spain
City	Barcelona
Period	05/09/2005 → 09/09/2005

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Computer Science Applications
Media Technology
Music

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