ICMC/25/d6/0900 Papers/9/B/02 FLAPIBOX platform for electroacoustic augmentation - Inventing a Versatile Platform for Instrument Augmentation and Electroacoustic Composition
FLAPIBOX platform for electroacoustic augmentation - Inventing a Versatile Platform for Instrument Augmentation and Electroacoustic Composition
Notes
- I didn't quite get the demo and what it was doing
- there was a video
#Author
- Presenter: Erik Stifjell
- Composer based in Country/Norway/Tromsø
- Doctoral research fellow at UiT The Arctic University of Norway (2021–2025)
- Background: percussionist, electroacoustic composer, and ensemble collaborator
- Degrees:
- Master & Bachelor of Music (Composition) – Royal Conservatory, The Hague
- Cand.Mag. (Percussion) – UiT
#Description
- The FLAPIBox (FLexible instrument Augmentation that is Programmable, Integrated in a Box) is an innovative, flexible, cross-instrumental augmentation device that is adaptable to a wide range of instruments, utilizing di-verse loudspeaker and microphone technologies without necessitating permanent modifications to the instruments themselves. The aim of the development is to design a system to seamlessly integrate electronic sound with acoustic instruments and the first compositions utilizing it has already been written. The FLAPIBox combines concepts form both augmented (hyper-) instruments and self-resonating vibrotactile feedback instruments (SRIs) to enhance musical expression and performance.
- This paper reports recent evolution and presents the latest version of the FLAPIBox. After three years of development, several iterations and meticulous bench tests of various components, the latest version appears both stable and well-worked. The paper also discusses the critical considerations that have shaped the physical and technical design of the FLAPIBox and proposes directions for future development.