This paper describes Kontrol, a new hand interface that extends the intuitive control of electronic music to traditional instrumentalist and dancers. The goal of the authors has been to provide users with a device that is capable of detecting the highly intricate and expressive gestures of the master performer, in order for that information to be interpreted and used for control of electronic m...

Musical composers frequently make use of new technologies in instrumentation. Whilst orchestral traditions remain strong and the instruments viable, what of the works of composers of electronic music where the sound sources have fallen into disrepair, obsolescence, or modern technology has changed the sound so that it bears no relation to the original? Beyond collections of manuscripts and reco...

The internet Audio Rendering System (iARS) is an Internet browser extension extending the browser’s capabilities with real-time signal processing. The proposed system allows to receive audio streams from the Internet and apply various audio algorithms with no additional computational power needed from the server. iARS is part of the Internet Archive of Electronic Music (IAEM) project which is a...

A new software realization of John Cage’s Electronic Music for Piano is described. Inspired by dedicatee David Tudor’s work with feedback circuits in live electronic music, the principal audio component of the software is an audio feedback network with a number of chance-determined, time-varying parameters. The behavior of this feedback system is unpredictable, so the software interface is orga...

Through examining the presentation of a multi-media instrument fabrication program to students, this paper seeks to uncover practical elements of best practice and possible improvements in science and music education. The Conductive Music program incorporates public engagement principles, open-source hardware, DIY ethos, contemporary composition techniques, and educational activities for creati...

This paper takes two approaches to describe aspects of physical interfaces in the electronic arts. One approach takes a Human Factors point of view at the different interactions that can take place in electronic art, and the other more practical approach describes sensor technologies (and a sensor categorisation) to make the physical interaction possible. In this introduction the historical dev...

#chronicled is a multi-disciplinary musical work that critically explores contrasting media used for the dissemination of information. The work is a live electronic music piece with an equal stage component. Two performers present simultaneous reviews, in text, of a live electronic music performance. One review is typed as a long form essay on a mobile device while the other is a series of twee...

The Internet Archive for Electronic Music (IAEM) is intended to be a platform to access an extensive and distributed archive of electronic music. It combines collaborative tools, real time signal processing on the client side and the content of the archive with the concept of learning sequences to a powerful teaching, research and publishing tool. The internet Audio Rendering System (iARS) refe...

A novel approach for visual control of electronic digital music instruments is proposed, which is suitable for being applied in mixed ensembles of human musicians and electronic instruments. Gesture tracking and baton tracking by established computer vision methods provide input of either direct musical parameters (volume, pitch, expression) for the sound creation (control of synthesizer instru...

This paper presents Business Model, a recent piece for violin, cello and live electronics. It focuses on the compositional elements and live electronic techniques employed. Interpretation and live interaction issues with respect to the written parts are discussed. The main ideas and underlying concepts of the piece are also exposed. 1. COMPOSING AND PLAYING MIXED MUSIC Mixed music is a term oft...