FabPad: Simulating Touchpad for Music Expressivity with Fabric

We present FabPad, a new music keyboard which is made with fabric. We use ESP32 and embroidered conductive thread to build some blocks so that it can be simulated as a touchpad. Besides pitch, we incorporate velocity into the design with the buttons. We show that FabPad has the potential to be a lightweight, affordable, and accessible fabric instrument for musicians.

Authors

Zhen Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7122-2258)
Xingxing Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8456-2614)

Institutions

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK)
University of Hong Kong (HK)

Publication Details

Published: 2024-09-22
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3675094.3677553
Primary Topic: Interactive and Immersive Displays
Type: article
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FabPad: Simulating Touchpad for Music Expressivity with Fabric

Zhen Wu, Xingxing Yang

Sep 22, 2024

Interactive and Immersive Displays

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FabPad: Simulating Touchpad for Music Expressivity with Fabric

Zhen Wu, Xingxing Yang

September 22, 2024article en

Abstract

We present FabPad, a new music keyboard which is made with fabric. We use ESP32 and embroidered conductive thread to build some blocks so that it can be simulated as a touchpad. Besides pitch, we incorporate velocity into the design with the buttons. We show that FabPad has the potential to be a lightweight, affordable, and accessible fabric instrument for musicians.

Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HK), University of Hong Kong (HK)

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