Controlling live generative electronic music with Deviate

Sarah Louise Keith

Controlling live generative electronic music with Deviate

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

Abstract

Deviate generates multiple streams of melodic and rhythmic output in real-time, according to user-specified control parameters. This performance system has been implemented using Max 5 [1] within the genre of popular contemporary electronic music, incorporating techno, IDM, and related forms. The aim of this project is not musical style synthesis, but to construct an environment in which a range of creative and musical goals may be achieved. A key aspect is control over generative processes, as well as consistent yet varied output. An approach is described which frees the user from determining note-level output while allowing control to be maintained over larger structural details, focusing specifically on the melodic aspect of this system. Audio examples are located online at http://www.cetenbaath.com/cb/about-deviate/.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression
Editors	Roger B. Dannenberg, Kristi D. Ries
Place of Publication	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Publisher	Carnegie Mellon University
Pages	54-55
Number of pages	2
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (9th : 2009) - Pittsburgh, PA, USA Duration: 4 Jun 2009 → 6 Jun 2009

Conference

Conference	International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (9th : 2009)
City	Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Period	4/06/09 → 6/06/09

Keywords

generative
performance
laptop
popular music

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Controlling live generative electronic music with Deviate. / Keith, Sarah Louise.
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. ed. / Roger B. Dannenberg; Kristi D. Ries. Pittsburgh, PA, USA: Carnegie Mellon University, 2009. p. 54-55.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

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