Exploring the Role of Dynamic Audio-Haptic Coupling in Musical Gestures on Simulated Instruments

Recent developments at ACROE-ICA have yielded a first audiohaptic modeller-simulator for real time simulations of mass-interaction physical models. This paper discusses the conceptual and technological considerations for a haptic platform that supports dynamic coupling for audio-haptic interactions, in particular in the case of physical coupling with virtual musical instruments. We present work concerning system calibration and metrology, then demonstrate a model developed with this platform, exhibiting dynamic gesture-sound coupling. The quality of the haptic device's dynamics along with the modularity of mass interaction physical modelling allow for subtle and highly precise interaction with simulated objects, enabling intricate musical gestures relying on high-bandwidth audio-haptic coupling.