Don't Just Play it, Grow it! : Breeding Sound Synthesis and Performance Mappings

James Mandelis, and Phil Husbands

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

This paper describes the use of evolutionary and artificial life techniques in sound design and the development of performance mapping to facilitate the real-time manipulation of such sounds through some input device controlled by the performer. A concrete example of such a system is described which allows musicians without detailed knowledge and experience of sound synthesis techniques to interactively develop new sounds and performance manipulation mappings according to their own aesthetic judgements. Experiences with the system are discussed.

Citation:

James Mandelis, and Phil Husbands. 2004. Don't Just Play it, Grow it! : Breeding Sound Synthesis and Performance Mappings. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176635

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Mandelis2004,
 abstract = {This paper describes the use of evolutionary and artificial life techniques in sound design and the development of performance mapping to facilitate the real-time manipulation of such sounds through some input device controlled by the performer. A concrete example of such a system is described which allows musicians without detailed knowledge and experience of sound synthesis techniques to interactively develop new sounds and performance manipulation mappings according to their own aesthetic judgements. Experiences with the system are discussed. },
 address = {Hamamatsu, Japan},
 author = {Mandelis, James and Husbands, Phil},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176635},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {musical interaction,performance mapping,sound synthesis},
 pages = {47--50},
 title = {Don't Just Play it, Grow it! : Breeding Sound Synthesis and Performance Mappings},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2004/nime2004_047.pdf},
 year = {2004}
}