Making music through real-time voice timbre analysis: machine learning and timbral control (2010)
Abstract / truncated to 115 words
People can achieve rich musical expression through vocal sound -- see for example human beatboxing, which achieves a wide timbral variety through a range of extended techniques. Yet the vocal modality is under-exploited as a controller for music systems. If we can analyse a vocal performance suitably in real time, then this information could be used to create voice-based interfaces with the potential for intuitive and fulfilling levels of expressive control. Conversely, many modern techniques for music synthesis do not imply any particular interface. Should a given parameter be controlled via a MIDI keyboard, or a slider/fader, or a rotary dial? Automatic vocal analysis could provide a fruitful basis for expressive interfaces to such electronic ...
timbre – beatboxing – machine learning – analogies – real-time – voice
Information
- Author
- Stowell, Dan
- Institution
- Queen Mary University of London
- Supervisor
- Publication Year
- 2010
- Upload Date
- March 25, 2011
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