Music performance by discovering community loops

Gerard Roma, Xavier Serra

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Abstract

Technologies for discovering sounds in large databases can help breaking the boundary between exploration and music performance. In this paper, we present a system for explor- ing loops from Freesound. Sound files are grouped by their most common repetition periods, so that they can be played in sync. A graph layout algorithm is used to organize sounds in a two-dimensional plane so that loops with similar timbre are spatially close. The result is a system that can be used as a musical instrument: since sounds will always play in sync, the user can freely explore the variety of sounds uploaded by the Freesound community, while continuously producing a rhythmic music stream.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 1st Web Audio Conference (WAC 2015)
Number of pages4
Publication statusPublished - 2015
Externally publishedYes
Event1st Web Audio Conference - Paris, France
Duration: 26 Jan 201528 Jan 2015
Conference number: 1
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Conference1st Web Audio Conference
Abbreviated titleWAC 2015
Country/TerritoryFrance
CityParis
Period26/01/1528/01/15
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