Undine Gloves: A Hybrid CV-MIDI Wireless Gestural Controller for Modular Synth Ecosystems
Year: 2025
Type: conference-paper
Abstract: Undine Gloves are wireless, dual-hand gestural controllers for electronic music that provide six degrees of motion sensing with hybrid CV+MIDI output for modular and DAW-based systems. Each glove streams three axes via ESP-NOW to a receiver that generates 12-bit CV (0–5 V) alongside USB-MIDI, achieving measured end-to-end latency of ≈11 ms. On-glove AMOLED displays show real-time bar-graphs of each axis, supporting calibration, drift compensation and audience comprehension. The CMMR demonstration features a labelled video showing gesture-to-parameter mappings, live performance with a minimal Eurorack voice (VCO, filter, reverb), explicit control mappings and audience hands-on participation. While primarily effective for continuous timbral control and constrained-pitch interaction, the system roadmap includes quantisation modes, haptic feedback and integration with biosensors and environmental modules, positioning Undine Gloves as a Eurorack-native interface for embodied performance in modular/DAW-hybrid contexts.
Author: Newman, Bruno
Language: English
Subfield: Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7103884873
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