Probabilistic Models for Designing Motion and Sound Relationships

We present a set of probabilistic models that support the design of movement and sound relationships in interactive sonic systems. We focus on a mapping–by–demonstration approach in which the relationships between motion and sound are defined by a machine learning model that learns from a set of user examples. We describe four probabilistic models with complementary characteristics in terms of multimodality and temporality. We illustrate the practical use of each of the four models with a prototype application for sound control built using our Max implementation.