By Michael Lyons
notes
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Gestural control without primary feedback. i.e.. Theremin.
Perry’s Principles (perry cook)
human/artistic
- P1: Programmability is a curse
- P2: Smart instruments are often not smart
- P3: Copying an instrument is dumb, leveraging expert technique is smart
- P4: Some players have spare bandwidth, some do not
- P5: Make a piece, not an instrument or controller
- P6: Instant music, subtlety later
Technological
- P7: Miracle, Industry Designed, Inadequate
- P8: Batteries, Die (a command not an observation)
- P9: Wires are not that bad (compared to wireless)
Miscellaneous
- P10: New algorithms suggest new controllers
- P11: New controllers suggest new algorithms
- P12: Existing Instruments suggest new controllers
- P13: Everyday objects suggest amusing controllers
New (as of 2007)
- P14: More can be better (but hard)
- P15: Music + Engineering is a great Teaching (and Marketing) tool
- P17: Younger students are more fearless