Title | A Left Hand Gesture Caption System for Guitar Based on Capacitive Sensors |
Publication Type | Conference Paper |
Year of Publication | 2010 |
Authors | Guaus E, Ozaslan THakan, Palacios E, Arcos JLluis |
Conference Name | International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) |
Pagination | 238-243 |
Keywords | gesture acquisition, musical expresivity |
Abstract | In this paper, we present our research on the acquisition of gesture information for the study of the expressiveness in guitar performances. For that purpose, we design a sen- sor system which is able to gather the movements from left hand fingers. Our effort is focused on a design that is (1) non-intrusive to the performer and (2) able to detect from strong movements of the left hand to subtle movements of the fingers. The proposed system is based on capacitive sen- sors mounted on the fingerboard of the guitar. We present the setup of the sensor system and analyze its response to several finger movements. |