The conference paper titled “Crossole: A Gestural Interface for Composition, Improvisation and Performance using Kinect” will be presented in NIME 2012, Ann Harbor, MI. You can also read the poster here. The International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) is an annual interdisciplinary conference discussing contemporary topics in electronic musical interface design, research and practice.

Meaning crossword of music, Crossole is a musical instrument where music is visualized as a set of virtual blocks that resemble a crossword puzzle. The performer controls music by manipulating the crossword blocks using hand movements. You can read more about the instrument here. Yo can also watch a performance of Crossole below:

A paper about Crossole, a virtual instrument developed by Sang Won Lee, Avinash Sastry, Anosh Daruwalla and myself have been accepted to NIME 2012. The conference will be held in University of Michigan between 21 and 23 May.

Meaning crossword of music, Crossole is a musical instrument where music is visualized as a set of virtual blocks that resemble a crossword puzzle. The performer controls music by manipulating the crossword blocks using hand movements. You can read more about the instrument here. Yo can also watch a performance of Crossole below:

Crossole, a virtual instrument developed by Sang Won Lee, Avinash Sastry, Anosh Daruwalla and myself have qualified to the final round of the Innovation Competition in the GTRIC conference. The finals will be held in Georgia Tech in February 6th.

Meaning crossword of music, Crossole is a musical instrument where music is visualized as a set of virtual blocks that resemble a crossword puzzle. The performer controls music by manipulating the crossword blocks using hand movements. You can read more about the instrument here.

In this Saturday, September 10th, Crossole, a virtual instrument developed by Sang Won Lee, Avinash Sastry, Anosh Daruwalla and myself will be showcased in Atlanta Maker Faire. Avinash Sastry will write the music, and perform the instrument.

Meaning crossword of music, Crossole is a musical instrument where music is visualized as a set of virtual blocks that resemble a crossword puzzle. The performer controls music by manipulating the crossword blocks using hand movements. You can read more about the instrument here.

Crossole is a musical meta-instrument by Sang Won Lee, Avinash Sastry, Anosh Daruwalla and myself. The word “Crossole” is a portmanteau of “crossword” and “so-lee (소리)” which, means sound in Korean. In Crossole, the chord progressions are visually presented as a set of virtual blocks. With the aid of the Kinect sensing technology, the performer can either build chords in the high level or step into the low level and control the arpeggiations of chords note by note. In the meantime, the performer has to play music by moving a gesture controlled cursor within the blocks. As more and more blocks are created, the visualization will eventually start to resemble a crossword puzzle.

Also, Crossole allows the performer to save a route. Once the recording is finished, Crossole replays the chords by traversing the recorded route in the background. In the meantime, the performer’s hand gestures are mapped to various processing algorithms to enhance the timbral scenery. Crossole allows the performer to think of chord progressions, arpeggiations, timings and timbre separately. Nonetheless, Crossole brings a challenging environment since the performer needs to make the musical decisions on-the-fly and coordinate his efforts between these elements.

You can watch the performances below:

Listening Machines 2011, 30 April 2011, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.