An Epistemic Dimension Space for Musical Devices

Thor Magnusson

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

The analysis of digital music systems has traditionally been characterized by an approach that can be defined as phenomenological. The focus has been on the body and its relationship to the machine, often neglecting the system's conceptual design. This paper brings into focus the epistemic features of digital systems, which implies emphasizing the cognitive, conceptual and music theoretical side of our musical instruments. An epistemic dimension space for the analysis of musical devices is proposed.

Citation:

Thor Magnusson. 2010. An Epistemic Dimension Space for Musical Devices. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177837

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Magnusson2010,
 abstract = {The analysis of digital music systems has traditionally been characterized by an approach that can be defined as phenomenological. The focus has been on the body and its relationship to the machine, often neglecting the system's conceptual design. This paper brings into focus the epistemic features of digital systems, which implies emphasizing the cognitive, conceptual and music theoretical side of our musical instruments. An epistemic dimension space for the analysis of musical devices is proposed. },
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {Magnusson, Thor},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177837},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {Epistemic tools, music theory, dimension space, analysis.},
 pages = {43--46},
 title = {An Epistemic Dimension Space for Musical Devices},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_043.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}