Rule-Based Performative Synthesis of Sung Syllables

Lionel Feugère, and Christophe d'Alessandro

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

In this demonstration, the mapping and the gestural control strategy developed in the Digitartic are presented. Digitartic is a musical instrument able to control sung syllables. Performative rule-based synthesis allows for controlling semi-consonants, plosive, fricative and nasal consonants with a same gesture, despite the structural differences in natural production of such vocal segments. A graphic pen tablet is used for capturing the gesture with a high sampling rate and resolution. This system alows for both performing various manners of articulation and having a continuous control over the articulation.

Citation

Lionel Feugère, and Christophe d'Alessandro. 2014. Rule-Based Performative Synthesis of Sung Syllables. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1178762

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{lfeugere2014,
 abstract = {In this demonstration, the mapping and the gestural control strategy developed in the Digitartic are presented. Digitartic is a musical instrument able to control sung syllables. Performative rule-based synthesis allows for controlling semi-consonants, plosive, fricative and nasal consonants with a same gesture, despite the structural differences in natural production of such vocal segments. A graphic pen tablet is used for capturing the gesture with a high sampling rate and resolution. This system alows for both performing various manners of articulation and having a continuous control over the articulation.},
 address = {London, United Kingdom},
 author = {Lionel Feug\`ere and Christophe d'Alessandro},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1178762},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 month = {June},
 pages = {86--87},
 publisher = {Goldsmiths, University of London},
 title = {Rule-Based Performative Synthesis of Sung Syllables},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2014/nime2014_522.pdf},
 year = {2014}
}