Augmented guitar: adding expressioncontroller characteristics to the guitar pick

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April 16h, 2013 AUGMENTING the expression of a plucked string electric instrument Sergio Majluf

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The way we play the electric guitar hasn't changed much since it's invention. This slides summarize the design thinking process that I went through into analyzing this skill, and prototyping a new interface for the electric guitar.

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April 16h, 2013

AUGMENTINGthe expression of a plucked string electric instrumentSergio Majluf

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WHAT AM I DOING?

I’m exploring the movements and patterns emerging from guitar playing,

addressing those findings by measuring and/or capturing the expressions as a

new way of interfacing the player witha musical instrument.

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WHAT AM I DOING?

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WHY?

As technology advances, stringed instruments – electric guitars – have

stayed mostly unmodified for as long as 85 years.

However, there is technology elsewhere in the signal path.

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WHY?

There is technology in the signal processing, modeling, amplifying,

even synthesis...

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WHY

... but there’s not much technology in playing or performing.

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WHAT IF, THEN?

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