@conference {127, title = {A Force Sensitive Multi-touch Array Supporting Multiple 2-D Musical Control Structures}, booktitle = {New Interfaces for Musical Expression}, year = {2007}, month = {07/06/2007}, pages = {41-45}, publisher = {ACM}, organization = {ACM}, address = {New York}, abstract = {We describe the design, implementation, and evaluation with real musical use of a force sensitive multi-touch array of touchpads. Each of the touchpads supports a three dimensional representation of musical material: two spatial dimensions plus a force measurement we typically use to control dynamics. Our system uses 24 pads laid out in a ?brick wall? style array that fits nicely under the two hands. We emphasize the treatment of gestures as sub-sampled audio signals. This tight coupling of gesture with audio provides for a high degree of control intimacy.}, keywords = {High-resolution gestural signals, Pressure and force sensing, Touchpad, VersaPad}, doi = {10.1145/1279740.1279745}, url = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1279740.1279745}, author = {Wessel, David and Rimas Avizienis and Freed, Adrian and Wright, Matthew} }