Mobile Devices as Musical Instruments

Presenter: Roberto Piassi Passos Bodo

In this talk we will analyse the use of mobile devices as musical instruments. The following topics will be presented: the evolution of musical instruments, the advantages of mobile devices compared to some digital electronic instruments, the native support current state of some operating systems (such as Android and iOS) for real-time audio processing, examples of audio applications available in the market and the acceptance/use of mobile phones and tablets in the music industry.

When: August 23rd, 2012

Where: Room A-252 at IME/USP