A VR interface for collaborative 3D audio performance

Authors:
Martin Naef;Daniel Collicott
Affiliations:
The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK;The Glasgow School of Art, Glasgow, UK
Venue:
NIME '06 Proceedings of the 2006 conference on New interfaces for musical expression
Year:
2006

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Abstract

This paper presents a novel interaction paradigm to support musical performance using spatial audio. This method reduces the interface bottleneck between artistic intent and spatial sound rendering and allows dynamic positioning of sounds in space.The system supports collaborative performance, allowing multiple artists to simultaneously control the audio spatialization. The interface prototype is built upon standard virtual reality software and user interface technology. Tracked data gloves are used to manipulate audio objects and stereoscopic projection to display the virtual 3D sound stage.