Beatback : A Real-time Interactive Percussion System for Rhythmic Practise and Exploration

Andrew Hawryshkewich, Philippe Pasquier, and Arne Eigenfeldt

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2010
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Pages: 100–105
• Keywords: Interactive music interface, real-time, percussion, machine learning, Markov models, MIDI.
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177797 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

Traditional drum machines and digital drum-kits offer users the ability to practice or perform with a supporting ensemble – such as a bass, guitar and piano – but rarely provide support in the form of an accompanying percussion part. Beatback is a system which develops upon this missing interaction through offering a MIDI enabled drum system which learns and plays in the user's style. In the contexts of rhythmic practise and exploration, Beatback looks at call-response and accompaniment models of interaction to enable new possibilities for rhythmic creativity.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Hawryshkewich2010,
 abstract = {Traditional drum machines and digital drum-kits offer users the ability to practice or perform with a supporting ensemble – such as a bass, guitar and piano – but rarely provide support in the form of an accompanying percussion part. Beatback is a system which develops upon this missing interaction through offering a MIDI enabled drum system which learns and plays in the user's style. In the contexts of rhythmic practise and exploration, Beatback looks at call-response and accompaniment models of interaction to enable new possibilities for rhythmic creativity.},
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {Hawryshkewich, Andrew and Pasquier, Philippe and Eigenfeldt, Arne},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177797},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Interactive music interface, real-time, percussion, machine learning, Markov models, MIDI.},
 pages = {100--105},
 title = {Beatback : A Real-time Interactive Percussion System for Rhythmic Practise and Exploration},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_100.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}