The Navi Activity Monitor : Toward Using Kinematic Data to Humanize Computer Music

Eric Humphrey, and Colby Leider

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

Motivated by previous work aimed at developing mathematical models to describe expressive timing in music, and specifically the final ritardandi, using measured kinematic data, we further investigate the linkage of locomotion and timing in music. The natural running behavior of four subjects is measured with a wearable sensor prototype and analyzed to create normalized tempo curves. The resulting curves are then used to modulate the final ritard of MIDI scores, which are also performed by an expert musician. A Turing-inspired listening test is conducted to observe a human listener's ability to determine the nature of the performer.

Citation:

Eric Humphrey, and Colby Leider. 2009. The Navi Activity Monitor : Toward Using Kinematic Data to Humanize Computer Music. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177581

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Humphrey2009,
 abstract = {Motivated by previous work aimed at developing mathematical models to describe expressive timing in music, and specifically the final ritardandi, using measured kinematic data, we further investigate the linkage of locomotion and timing in music. The natural running behavior of four subjects is measured with a wearable sensor prototype and analyzed to create normalized tempo curves. The resulting curves are then used to modulate the final ritard of MIDI scores, which are also performed by an expert musician. A Turing-inspired listening test is conducted to observe a human listener's ability to determine the nature of the performer. },
 address = {Pittsburgh, PA, United States},
 author = {Humphrey, Eric and Leider, Colby},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177581},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Musical kinematics, expressive tempo, machine music. },
 pages = {31--32},
 title = {The Navi Activity Monitor : Toward Using Kinematic Data to Humanize Computer Music},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2009/nime2009_031.pdf},
 year = {2009}
}