On several keyboard instruments the produced sound is not always dependent exclusively on a discrete key-velocity parameter, and minute gestural details can affect the final sonic result. By contrast, variations in articulation beyond velocity have normally no effect on the produced sound when the keyboard controller uses the MIDI standard, used in the vast majority of digital keyboards. In this article, we introduce a novel keyboard-based digital musical instrument that uses continuous readings of key position to control a nonlinear waveguide flute synthesizer with a richer set of interaction gestures than would be possible with a velocity-based keyboard. We then report on the experience of six players interacting with our instrument and reflect on their experience, highlighting the opportunities and challenges that come with continuous key sensing.

在一些键盘乐器上，产生的声音并不总是完全依赖于离散的键速度参数，并且细微的手势细节会影响最终的声音效果。相比之下，当键盘控制器使用 MIDI 标准（用于绝大多数数字键盘）时，超出力度的清晰度变化通常不会影响产生的声音。在本文中，我们介绍了一种新颖的基于键盘的数字乐器，它使用键位置的连续读数来控制非线性波导长笛合成器，其交互手势集比基于速度的键盘更丰富。然后我们报告六名演奏者与我们的乐器互动的体验并反思他们的体验，