[D-Box by Victor Zappi and Andrew McPherson]

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Photograph of the D-Box, an instrument designed by Victor Zappi and Andrew McPherson, at the 2015 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) held at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. The box is sitting on a stand.

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University of North Texas. College of Music. September 29, 2015.

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Photograph of the D-Box, an instrument designed by Victor Zappi and Andrew McPherson, at the 2015 International Computer Music Conference (ICMC) held at Rubber Gloves Rehearsal Studios. The box is sitting on a stand.

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"The D-Box is a self contained instrument, shaped as a 15cm side wooden cube. On top there are 2 multitouch capacitive sensors, mounted on a pressure pad. The case also embeds a speaker, a mini jack audio and a battery, and carries a BeagleBone Black [BBB] single chip computer. A set of samples can be loaded onto the SD card the board is equipped and played back through additive synthesis; the first sensor triggers the current sample, with pressure controlling volume, and acts as a continuous control control for pitch. The second sensor is mapped on a filter, that can be used to shape up to 5 independent bands, one with each finger. However, the core of the D-Box is the matrix, a breadboard carrying wires and components directly connected to a custom cape mounted of the BBB. The matrix is organised in columns, each composed of a circuit whose electronic configuration defines synthesis and control parameters of the software processes running on the BBB. These parameters include clock speed, oscillators’ waveform, playback position and sample selection." - Victor Zappi, https://toomuchidle.com

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  • Preferred Citation: College of Music Marketing Collection (U0750), University of North Texas Special Collections

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  • September 29, 2015

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University of North Texas. College of Music. [D-Box by Victor Zappi and Andrew McPherson], photograph, September 29, 2015; (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1943204/: accessed September 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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