Singing Bowls App Demo

Abstract

This video shows a demo of Singing Bowls, a touch-screen musical instrument app for iPad. Singing Bowls consists of an annular interface where each ring represents a different pitch. Tapping the rings produces a short sound, while swirling or swiping produces continuous sounds. As a prototype app, Singing Bowls was used in research and performance activities in 2014 with Ensemble Metatone. A refined version of Singing Bowls, PhaseRings, was later publicly released on the iTunes App Store.