An Interactive Software Instrument for Real-time Rhythmic Concatenative Synthesis

Càrthach Ó Nuanàin, Sergi Jordà, and Perfecto Herrera

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract:

In this paper we describe an approach for generating and visualising new rhythmic patterns from existing audio in real-time using concatenative synthesis. We introduce a graph-based model enabling novel visualisation and manipulation of new patterns that mimics the rhythmic and timbral character of an existing target seed pattern using a separate database of palette sounds. Our approach is described, reporting on those features that may be useful in describing units of sound related to rhythm and how they might then be projected into two-dimensional space for visualisation using reduction techniques and clustering. We conclude the paper with our qualitative appraisal of using the interface and outline scope for future work.

Citation:

Càrthach Ó Nuanàin, Sergi Jordà, and Perfecto Herrera. 2016. An Interactive Software Instrument for Real-time Rhythmic Concatenative Synthesis. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1176094

BibTeX Entry:

  @inproceedings{Nuannicode225in2016,
 abstract = {In this paper we describe an approach for generating and
visualising new rhythmic patterns from existing audio in real-time using
concatenative synthesis. We introduce a graph-based model enabling novel
visualisation and manipulation of new patterns that mimics the rhythmic and
timbral character of an existing target seed pattern using a separate database of
palette sounds. Our approach is described, reporting on those features that may
be useful in describing units of sound related to rhythm and how they might then
be projected into two-dimensional space for visualisation using reduction
techniques and clustering. We conclude the paper with our qualitative appraisal
of using the interface and outline scope for future work.},
 address = {Brisbane, Australia},
 author = {C\`{a}rthach \'{O} Nuan\`{a}in and Sergi Jord\`{a} and Perfecto Herrera},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1176094},
 isbn = {978-1-925455-13-7},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 pages = {383--387},
 publisher = {Queensland Conservatorium Griffith University},
 title = {An Interactive Software Instrument for Real-time Rhythmic Concatenative Synthesis},
 track = {Papers},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2016/nime2016_paper0076.pdf},
 year = {2016}
}