The Airborne Instruments nUFO (nontrivial/new flying object) is a new movement based Digital Music Instrument designed for maximal motional freedom of the performer. A handheld wireless Interactor digitizes large scale movement via a 9-axis IMU together with a set of 8 touch-sensitive pads for fine motor finger action. The corresponding software, nUFO_App, applies elaborate meta-mapping strategies (called Influx) to the movement data to inform a number of sound processes such that even very

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... le movements create complex changes in the sound, which frees players from distracting technical concerns, and empowers them to focus on playing by listening and intuitive motion.