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Thesis Info

LABS ID
00635
Thesis Title
An evaluation of digital interfaces for music composition and improvisation
Author
Konstantinos Vasilakos
2nd Author
n/a
3rd Author
n/a
Degree
Doctoral (PhD)
Year
2016
Number of Pages
118
University
Keele
Thesis Supervisor
Mike Vaughan
Supervisor e-mail
m.p.vaughan AT keele.ac.uk
Other Supervisor(s)
Rajmil Fischman
Language(s) of Thesis
English UK
Department / Discipline
Music & Music Technology/Humanities
Languages Familiar to Author
English/Greek
URL where full thesis can be found
eprints.keele.ac.uk/1606/1/Vasilakos%20PhD%202016.pdf
Keywords
Music, Music Technology, Composition, Improvisation, Electroacoustic Music, Live Coding, Digital Interfaces, Interactive Sound Installations
Abstract: 200-500 words
This PhD reports research on current representative performance paradigms using various interfaces for real time interaction with computer-based musical environments. Each device was selected to cover a particular range of interfaces. Research covers the following areas: hardware interfaces (tangible & game devices); live coding; optical devices, and hardware prototyping. The projects highlight affordances, comparative strengths and weaknesses, and provide suggestions for further improvements for each paradigm. Particular focus is given to the importance of mapping. Each project comprises corresponding software that was developed to facilitate each performance paradigm. The work is not intended to provide an exhaustive evaluation of the technology used in this research; instead, it aims to examine its feasibility for artistic and musical context. The outcomes of the examinations include a series of musical performances employing improvisation as the basis for composition. These paradigms are examined in a live context as well as fixed media that uses material originating in live performances.