SensorChimes: Musical Mapping for Sensor Networks

Evan Lynch, and Joseph Paradiso

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

• Year: 2016
• Location: Brisbane, Australia
• Track: Papers
• Pages: 137–142
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176074 (Link to paper)
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Abstract:

We present a composition framework that facilitates novel musical mappings for large-scale distributed networks of environmental sensors. A library of C-externals called ChainFlow for the graphical programming language Max/MSP that provides an interface to real-time and historical data for large sensor deployments was designed and implemented. This library along with spatialized audio techniques were used to create immersive musical compositions which can be presented on their own or complemented by a graphical 3D virtual world. Musical works driven by a sensor network deployed in a wetland restoration project called Tidmarsh are presented as case studies in augmented presence through musical mapping.

Citation:

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Lynch2016,
 abstract = {We present a composition framework that facilitates novel musical
mappings for large-scale distributed networks of environmental sensors. A library
of C-externals called ChainFlow for the graphical programming language Max/MSP
that provides an interface to real-time and historical data for large sensor
deployments was designed and implemented. This library along with spatialized
audio techniques were used to create immersive musical compositions which can be
presented on their own or complemented by a graphical 3D virtual world. Musical
works driven by a sensor network deployed in a wetland restoration project called
Tidmarsh are presented as case studies in augmented presence through musical
mapping.},
 address = {Brisbane, Australia},
 author = {Evan Lynch and Joseph Paradiso},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176074},
 isbn = {978-1-925455-13-7},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {137--142},
 publisher = {Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University},
 title = {SensorChimes: Musical Mapping for Sensor Networks},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2016/nime2016_paper0028.pdf},
 year = {2016}
}