Effect of latency on performer interaction and subjective quality assessment of a digital musical instrument

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 04-06-October-2016, Issue , 2016, Pages 116-123

  Jack, Robert H ^a   Stockman, Tony ^a   McPherson, Andrew ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Control intimacy; Digital musical instruments; Effort; Interaction; Latency; Multisensory feedback; Perceived quality

Indexed keywords

AUDIO ACOUSTICS; JITTER; MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS;

EFFORT; INTERACTION; LATENCY; MULTI-SENSORY FEEDBACK; PERCEIVED QUALITY;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 84999231104     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/2986416.2986428     Document Type: Conference Paper

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