All Outputs (2)

Manhattan: End-user programming for music (2014)
Book Chapter
Nash, C. (2014). Manhattan: End-user programming for music. In B. Caramiaux, K. Tahiroğlu, R. Fiebrink, & A. Tana (Eds.), Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (221-226). London, UK: Goldsmiths, University of London

This paper explores the concept of end-user programming languages in music composition, and introduces the Manhattan system, which integrates formulas with a grid-based style of music sequencer. Following the paradigm of spreadsheets, an established... Read More about Manhattan: End-user programming for music.

Flow of creative interaction with digital music notations (2014)
Book Chapter
Nash, C., & Blackwell, A. (2014). Flow of creative interaction with digital music notations. In K. Collins, B. Kapralos, & H. Tessler (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of Interactive Audio (387-404). New York: Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199797226.013.023

This chapter highlights disjunctions between usability approaches and the needs of creative music practices, drawing on research into creativity and human–computer interaction (HCI) to integrate concepts of flow, virtuosity, and liveness into the des... Read More about Flow of creative interaction with digital music notations.