In the autumn of 2007 NOTAM and the Norwegian Academy of Music began a collaboration project where the main focus was to equip a violin bow with electronics for real time audio manipulation purposes. A prototype of the bow is now in use. The second step in development was programming in Max/MSP and adaptation of the musical piece “Victoria Counts”, written by Henrik Hellstenius. The electronic violin bow project was introduced at ICMC in Belfast in August 2008.
The violin bow is equipped with 3D accelerometers, 2D gyroscopes, two switches for program control and one pressure sensor. All the sensors and the circuit board are located at or in close proximity of the frog. The violinist can thereby intuitively control data by a combination of violin bow gestures or the pressing of buttons whilst playing.
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