10.5281/zenodo.1176594
Fels, Sidney S.
Sidney S.
Fels
Kaastra, Linda
Linda
Kaastra
Takahashi, Sachiyo
Sachiyo
Takahashi
Mccaig, Graeme
Graeme
Mccaig
Evolving Tooka: From Experiment To Instrument
Zenodo
2004
2004-06-01
Conference paper
https://zenodo.org/record/1176595
10.5281/zenodo.1176595
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
Open Access
The Tooka was created as an exploration of two personinstruments. We have worked with two Tooka performers toenhance the original experimental device to make a musicalinstrument played and enjoyed by them. The main additions tothe device include: an additional button that behaves as amusic capture button, a bend sensor, an additional thumbactuated pressure sensor for vibrato, additional musicalmapping strategies, and new interfacing hardware. Thesedevelopments a rose through exper iences andrecommendations from the musicians playing it. In addition tothe changes to the Tooka, this paper describes the learningprocess and experiences of the musicians performing with theTooka.