Contemporary music composition is a highly creative and disciplined activity that requires
free expression of ideas and sophisticated computer programming. This paper presents a …

This paper explores a longitudinal approach to the qualitative evaluation of a set of digital
musical instruments, which were developed with a focus on creativity and exploration. The …

We conducted three studies with contemporary music composers at IRCAM. We found that
even highly computer-literate composers use an iterative process that begins with …

Echo State Networks (ESNs), a form of recurrent neural network developed in the field of
Reservoir Computing, show significant potential for use as a tool in the design of map**s …

Autonomous instruments are computer programmes that generate music algorithmically and
without realtime interaction, from the waveform level up to the large scale form. This thesis …

Input devices for controlling music software can benefit from exploiting the use of perceptual-
motor skill in interaction. The project described here is a new musical controller, designed …

Technology has made it much easier to make music—not just to listen to music, or to perform
other people's music, but to create music: to conceive new ideas and realize them in …

When electronic musicians compose collaboratively, they typically use their own single-user
musical controllers. It may, therefore, be useful to develop novel controllers that support …

This paper presents a tablet based interface (the Music Mixing Surface) for supporting a
more natural user experience while mixing music. It focusses on the so-called stage …

9 between artists, can be communicated in more subtle ways between listeners on the
dancefloor, like affect, gesture and bodily comportment. The contributions to knowledge I …