An Intuitive Synthesizer of Continuous Interaction Sounds: Rubbing, Scratching and Rolling

International audienceIn this paper, we propose a control strategy for synthesized continuous interaction sounds. The framework of our research is based on the \emph{action-object} paradigm that describes the sound as the result of an action on an object and that presumes the existence of sound invariants, i.e. perceptually relevant signal morphologies that carry information about the action's or the object's attributes. Auditory cues are here investigated for the evocations of rubbing, scratching and rolling interactions. A generic sound synthesis model that simulates these interactions is detailed. Then, we propose an intuitive control strategy that enables users to navigate continuously from one interaction to another in an ''action space'', hereby offering the possibility to simulate morphed interactions, for instance between rubbing and rolling