Mapping to musical actions in the FILTER system

Doug Van Nort, Jonas Braasch, and Pauline Oliveros

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

In this paper we discuss aspects of our work in develop-ing performance systems that are geared towards human-machine co-performance with a particular emphasis on improvisation. We present one particular system, FILTER, which was created in the context of a larger project related to artificial intelligence and performance, and has been tested in the context of our electro-acoustic performance trio. We discuss how this timbrally rich and highly non-idiomatic musical context has challenged the design of the system, with particular emphasis on the mapping of machine listening parameters to higher-level behaviors of the system in such a way that spontaneity and creativity are encouraged while maintaining a sense of novel dialogue.

Citation:

Doug Van Nort, Jonas Braasch, and Pauline Oliveros. 2012. Mapping to musical actions in the FILTER system. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1180551

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Nort2012,
 abstract = {In this paper we discuss aspects of our work in develop-ing performance systems that are geared towards human-machine co-performance with a particular emphasis on improvisation. We present one particular system, FILTER, which was created in the context of a larger project related to artificial intelligence and performance, and has been tested in the context of our electro-acoustic performance trio. We discuss how this timbrally rich and highly non-idiomatic musical context has challenged the design of the system, with particular emphasis on the mapping of machine listening parameters to higher-level behaviors of the system in such a way that spontaneity and creativity are encouraged while maintaining a sense of novel dialogue.},
 address = {Ann Arbor, Michigan},
 author = {Doug Van Nort and Jonas Braasch and Pauline Oliveros},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1180551},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Electroacoustic Improvisation, Machine Learning, Mapping, Sonic Gestures, Spatialization},
 publisher = {University of Michigan},
 title = {Mapping to musical actions in the FILTER system},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2012/nime2012_235.pdf},
 year = {2012}
}