All Outputs (52)

x-OSC: A versatile wireless I/O device for creative/music applications (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Madgwick, S., & Mitchell, T. J. (2013, July). x-OSC: A versatile wireless I/O device for creative/music applications. Paper presented at SMC Sound and Music Computing Conference 2013, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden

This paper introduces x-OSC: a WiFi-based I/O board intended to provide developers of digital musical instruments with a versatile tool for interfacing software to the physical world via OSC messages. x-OSC features 32 I/O channels supporting multipl... Read More about x-OSC: A versatile wireless I/O device for creative/music applications.

AlphaSphere (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Place, A., Lacey, L., & Mitchell, T. (2013, May). AlphaSphere. Poster presented at 13th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Daejeon + Seoul, Korea Republic

The AlphaSphere is an electronic musical instrument featuring a series of tactile, pressure sensitive touch pads arranged in a spherical form. It is designed to offer a new playing style, while allowing for the expressive real-time modulation of soun... Read More about AlphaSphere.

Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems (2012)
Journal Article
Mitchell, T. J. (2012). Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems. Soft Computing, 16(12), 2057-2070. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00500-012-0873-x

This paper discusses the subject of automatic evolutionary sound matching: systems in which evolutionary algorithms are used to automatically derive the parameters of a synthesiser to produce a sound that matches a specified target sound. The paper d... Read More about Automated evolutionary synthesis matching: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems: Advanced evolutionary algorithms for difficult sound matching problems.

Musical interaction with hand posture and orientation: A toolbox of gestural control mechanisms (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, T. J., Madgwick, S., & Heap, I. (2012, May). Musical interaction with hand posture and orientation: A toolbox of gestural control mechanisms. Paper presented at International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) 2012, University of Michigan, USA

This paper presents a toolbox of gestural control mechanisms which are available when the input sensing apparatus is a pair of data gloves fitted with orientation sensors. The toolbox was developed in advance of a live music performance in which the... Read More about Musical interaction with hand posture and orientation: A toolbox of gestural control mechanisms.

SoundGrasp: A gestural interface for the performance of live music (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, T. J. (2011, May). SoundGrasp: A gestural interface for the performance of live music. Poster presented at Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 30 May - 1 June 2011, Oslo, Norway, Oslo, Norway

This paper documents the first developmental phase of an interface that enables the performance of live music using gestures and body movements. The work included focuses on the first step of this project: the composition and performance of live musi... Read More about SoundGrasp: A gestural interface for the performance of live music.

An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation (2010)
Thesis
Mitchell, T. J. An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation. (Thesis). University of the West of England. Retrieved from https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/979450

With the ever-increasing complexity of sound synthesisers, there is a growing demand for automated parameter estimation and sound space navigation techniques. This thesis explores the potential for evolutionary computation to automatically map known... Read More about An exploration of evolutionary computation applied to frequency modulation audio synthesis parameter optimisation.

Evolutionary sound matching: A test methodology and comparative study (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, T. J. (2007, December). Evolutionary sound matching: A test methodology and comparative study. Paper presented at Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Machine Learning and Applications, Cincinnati, OH, USA

With the ever-increasing complexity of sound synthesisers, there is a growing demand for automated parameter estimation and sound space navigation techniques. Recent research in this domain has focused on the application of general-purpose evolutiona... Read More about Evolutionary sound matching: A test methodology and comparative study.

A comparison of evolution-strategy based methods for frequency modulated musical tone timbre matching (2006)
Book Chapter
Mitchell, T. J. (2006). A comparison of evolution-strategy based methods for frequency modulated musical tone timbre matching. In I. Parmee (Ed.), Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture: Proceedings of the Seventh International Conference. Institute for People-centred Computation (IP-CC)

We evaluate two Evolution Strategy-based optimisation algorithms that are known to perform well with multi-modal fitness landscapes, comparing them with each other and a standard Evolution Strategy. We apply these algorithms to a simple FM synthesise... Read More about A comparison of evolution-strategy based methods for frequency modulated musical tone timbre matching.

Frequency modulation tone matching using a fuzzy clustering evolution strategy (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Mitchell, T. J. (2005, May). Frequency modulation tone matching using a fuzzy clustering evolution strategy. Paper presented at Audio Engineering Society 118th Convention, Barcelona, Spain

Frequency Modulation parameter estimation has provided a continual challenge to researchers since its first application to audio synthesis over thirty years ago. Recent research has made use of basic evolutionary optimisation algorithms to evolve sou... Read More about Frequency modulation tone matching using a fuzzy clustering evolution strategy.

Convergence synthesis of dynamic frequency modulation tones using an evolution strategy (2005)
Conference Proceeding
Mitchell, T. J., & Pipe, A. G. (2005). Convergence synthesis of dynamic frequency modulation tones using an evolution strategy. In F. Rothlauf, J. Branke, S. Cagnoni, D. Wolfe Corne, R. Drechsler, Y. Jin, …G. Squillero (Eds.), Applications on Evolutionary Computing. , (533-538). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-32003-6_54

This paper reports on steps that have been taken to enhance previously presented evolutionary sound matching work. In doing so, the convergence characteristics are shown to provide a synthesis method that produces interesting sounds. The method imple... Read More about Convergence synthesis of dynamic frequency modulation tones using an evolution strategy.

danceroom Spectroscopy: Interactive quantum molecular dynamics accelerated on GPU architectures using OpenCL
Presentation / Conference
Glowacki, D., Tew, P., Mitchell, T. J., Price, J., & McIntosh-Smith, S. danceroom Spectroscopy: Interactive quantum molecular dynamics accelerated on GPU architectures using OpenCL. Presented at The fourth UK Many-Core developer conference (UKMAC 2012), Bristol

danceroom Spectroscopy (dS) is an interactive audiovisual installation and performance tool built from algorithms commonly used to simulate and analyze quantum molecular dynamics. Using an array of up to seven simultaneous depth sensors, dS literally... Read More about danceroom Spectroscopy: Interactive quantum molecular dynamics accelerated on GPU architectures using OpenCL.

danceroom Spectroscopy
Digital Artefact
Glowacki, D., Tom, M., Joseph, H., Tew, P., & Thomas, L. M. danceroom Spectroscopy

danceroom Spectrosopy (dS) is an acclaimed interdisciplinary digital arts exhibition and dance performance inspired by the scientific study of microscopic phenomenon. The project has formed a major attraction at premier international cultural setting... Read More about danceroom Spectroscopy.