papers

The following are examples of my research efforts and other writings. Each entry below notes the topic and how it was delivered. They are all available for download as pdf files.

 

refereed publications


Granular Toolkit v1.0 for Cycling74's Max/MSP

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Journal SEAMUS, Volume XVI:2, pp. 34-46. Contains details of the granular toolkit development, including new features and fixes.

nonrefereed publications


Concert Review: 2003 SCI Region IV Conference

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SCI Newsletter, Issue XXXIV:1. Also available online. A review of the concerts on the third day of this regional conference held at Stetson University. Featured many new works for various electronic media and chamber ensembles.

conference presentations


Music technology in higher education:
different models, common issues and future trends

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With Peter V. Swendsen. Presented at the ATMI 2003 Conference in Miami, FL. It takes a look at current programs in music technology and discusses possibilities for the future.

Understanding the Perception of Granular Processing

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With Scott D. Lipscomb and Gary S. Kendall. Presented at the SMPC 2003 Biennial Conference at the Univeristy of Nevada - Las Vegas. Discusses the results of my experiments designed to gain a better understanding of how granular sounds are perceived. These were conducted as part of my dissertation research.

A Granular Toolkit for Cycling74's Max/MSP

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This paper was presented at the SEAMUS 2002 National Conference at the University of Iowa. It details the development of my granular toolkit, a set of externals and abstractions for Max/MSP that can be downloaded from the software section of this site.

dissertation


full document

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A Simplified Granular Processing Interface Based on Perceptual Research is the title of this research. The findings showed evidence that listeners hear changes in grain duration on a log-2 scale. Salient features of randomization were also different for duration versus periodicity. These findings informed my later plug-in design work for Hipno.

proposal

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This document contains the proposal for my PhD dissertation research at Northwestern University. By conducting a series of perceptual experiments using volunteer subjects, I hope to produce findings that lead to more meaningful controls over granular processing.