Representations of musical signals / edited by Giovanni De Poli, Aldo Piccialli, and Curtis Roads.

Other author De Poli, Giovanni.
Other author Piccialli, Aldo.
Other author Roads, Curtis.
Format Book
Publication InfoCambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©1991.
Descriptionxv, 478 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects
Music--Data processing.

Contents Time-frequency representations of musical signals. -- Overview / A. Piccialli -- Timbre analysis by synthesis : representations, imitations, and variants for musical composition / J.C. Risset -- Application of time-frequency and time-scale methods (wavelet transforms) to the analysis, synthesis, and transformation of natural sounds / R. Kronland-Martinet and A. Grossmann -- Analysis, transformation, and resynthesis of musical sounds with the help of a time-frequency representation / D. Arfib -- Wavelet transforms that we can play / G. Evangelista -- Granular representations of musical signals. -- Overview / G. De Poli -- Asynchronous granular synthesis / C. Roads -- Pitch-synchronous granular synthesis / G. De Poli and A. Piccialli -- Physical model representations of musical signals -- Overview / G. De Poli -- The physical model : modeling and simulating the instrumental universe / J.-L. Florens and C. Cadoz -- The missing link : modal synthesis / J.-M. Adrien -- Synthesizing singing / J. Sundberg -- Architectures and object representations of musical signals -- Overview / C. Roads -- Music, signals, and representations : a survey / G.E. Garnett -- An object-based representation for digital audio signals / C. Scaletti and K. Hebel -- New generation architectures for music and sound processing / S. Cavaliere -- Parallel distributed processing representations of musical signals -- Overview / A. Piccialli -- Understanding music cognition : a connectionist view / C. Lischka -- Qualitative aspects of signal processing through dynamic neural networks / R. D'Autilia and F. Guerra.
Abstract This book describes a new generation of digital audio and computer music systems made possible by recent advances in digital signal processing theory, hardware design, and programming techniques. It explores new representations of musical signals that can have profound effects on the way musicians conceive of and realize musical ideas. In particular, the book focuses on models that combine time-domain and frequency-domain representations (grains, wavelets, and physical models), visual programming and advanced user interfaces, and that incorporate musical knowledge using artificial intelligence techniques and adaptive neural networks.The 14 contributions take up issues of how musical signals should be displayed to musicians, engineers, and scientists who want to work with them, how professionals can work with the representations to accomplish musical tasks, how systems can be designed to permit working with multiple views of the same signal, and how representations of musical signals should be organized to promote efficient communication between devices using these signals.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and indexes.
LCCN 90044203
ISBN0262041138

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML74.R46 1991 ✔ Available Place Hold