New tonalities with the Thummer and The Viking

Andrew Milne; Anthony Prechtl

New tonalities with the Thummer and The Viking

Andrew Milne
, Anthony Prechtl

School of Arts

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Abstract

In this paper we explain the theoretical background of Dynamic Tonality using the Thummer, a new musical interface, and The Viking, a software synthesizer written especially for it. Dynamic Tonality is a musical audio routine that allows for novel tunings and enables the user to relate" to an arbitrary degree" these tunings with the partials of their notes. The Viking features Dynamic Tonality and works with any MIDI instrument, but when paired with the Thummer (or another two-dimensional interface) it creates a system of fingering invariance across chords and tunings. Thus, the Thummer and The Viking render non-standard tunings more physically, pedagogically, and aesthetically accessible.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd International Haptic and Auditory Interaction Design Workshop (HAID 08). Volume II: 15th-16th September 2008, Jyväskylä, Finland
Publisher	University of Jyväskylä
Pages	20-22
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2008
Event	International Haptic and Auditory Interaction Design Workshop - Duration: 1 Jan 2008 → …

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Conference	International Haptic and Auditory Interaction Design Workshop
Period	1/01/08 → …

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