DISCOTABLE

Erick Passos
Nina Paim

Discotable is an interface project for electronic music performance,
whose goal is to be as organic and natural as possible, with an
intuitive visual representation of sounds produced.

A limited number of sonic signs, played in a looped fashion, can
generate many kinds of compositions. The origin of these signs
are small acrillic discs, which are the tangibles elements in the table.
Each sound loop is graphically represented by a colored circular shape.
Each loop can be further subdivided by rotating the disc clockwise or
counter-clockwise, and can be edited effect, volume and pitch) by
drawing directly with the fingers over it.

Discotable has a simple interface which allows improvisation and is
suitable for live performances.The musician interacts directly with
the table, and because of its multitouch properties, it can be used
by more than one musician at the same time.