Isomorphic controllers and dynamic tuning: Invariant fingering over a tuning continuum

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 15-32

  Milne, Andrew ^a   Sethares, William ^b   Plamondon, James ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JYVÄSKYLÄ   (Finland)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c Thumtronics Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACOUSTICS; ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; TUNING;

DYNAMIC TUNING; FINGERING; ISOMORPHIC CONTROLLERS; NOTE LAYOUTS; TUNING CONTINUUM; TUNING INVARIANCE;

COMPUTER MUSIC;

EID: 37349068109     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: 15315169     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/comj.2007.31.4.15     Document Type: Article

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