Robin Sherpa Jonathan Zhou
Apple’s iPad is today one of the most popular tablets using the touch interface. Innovative applications are created daily using the new features on these tablets enabled by technological advancements. Features like the big multi-touch screen, the 3-axis gyroscope, the accelerometer and even the camera have opened up new possibilities for software-developers to let users control and manipulate software in new and creative ways. The purpose of this study is to explore the possibilities of using the iPad as a musical instrument for live performance. This will be done by first studying and analyzing some of the software currently available for making and manipulating sounds on the iPad and suggesting a design for a new application based on this study. The study does not include applications designed to simulate already existing instruments.