Carpendale, SheelaghLynch, Sean George2017-12-182017-12-182012Lynch, S. G. (2012). Tabletop interfaces for composing and playing music (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca. doi:10.11575/PRISM/5030http://hdl.handle.net/1880/106031Bibliography: p. 90-98A few pages are in colour.Through the advent of multi-touch tabletops, there has been a plethora of interfaces that enable new possibilities for musical expression. These interfaces have focused primarily on tasks such as synthesising sounds, creating musical sequences, and using virtual in­struments. Within this space, I identified two significant deficiencies: the mapping of expressive, multi-touch gestures to physical models of instruments, and the composition and performance of music in a way that leverages some of the benefits of multi-touch tabletops. To address these deficiencies, I designed and implemented two interfaces: Sur­faceM usic and ToCoPlay. SurfaceMusic provides the ability to play virtual instruments using multi-touch gestures; ToCoPlay is a tabletop interface for collaborative composi­tion and real-time mixing and performing of music. These interfaces use state-of-the-art multi-touch interaction techniques, while creating a few new techniques as well. They provide new possibilities for what can be done within the space of collaborative tabletop music.x, 105 leaves : ill. ; 30 cm.engUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.master thesis10.11575/PRISM/5030