Simon Dixon, Werner Goebl, Gerhard Widmer,
"The "Air Worm": An Interface for Real-time Manipulation of Expressive Music Performance"
: Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2005), Barcelona, Spain, 2005
Original Titel:
The "Air Worm": An Interface for Real-time Manipulation of Expressive Music Performance
Sprache des Titels:
Englisch
Original Buchtitel:
Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC 2005), Barcelona, Spain
Original Kurzfassung:
Expressive performance of traditional Western music is a
complex phenomenon which is mastered by few, and yet
appreciated by many. In this paper we explore various
ways of interacting with expressive performances using
methods that are accessible to non-expert music-lovers.
A digital theremin is used as an input device, and users
can control the two most important expressive parameters,
tempo and loudness, during playback of an audio or
MIDI file. Several modes of operation are possible: the
“Air Worm” builds on previous work in performance visualisation,
where the tempo is displayed on the horizontal
axis and loudness on the vertical axis in a two-dimensional
animation; the “Air Tapper” uses a conducting metaphor
where the beat is given by the minimum vertical point in a
quasi-periodic trajectory; and the “Mouse-Worm” allows
users without a theremin to use a standard input device as
controller.
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