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- noun music Any
musical instrument whose output is transformed bycomputer control
Etymologies
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Examples
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Prof. MACHOVER: Well, the basic idea of a hyperinstrument is where the technology is built right into the instrument so that the instrument knows how it's being played literally, what the expression is, what the meaning is, what the direction of the music is.
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A hyperinstrument for Dan values the special movements that he can make and compensates for movements that are difficult for him to make.
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Machover calls it a "hyperinstrument", a sort of thinking machine that allows Ma and his cello to interact with one another and make music together.
The Guardian World News Ed Pilkington 2011
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Machover calls it a "hyperinstrument", a sort of thinking machine that allows Ma and his cello to interact with one another and make music together."
The MIT factor: celebrating 150 years of maverick genius 2011
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