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Showing 1 to 10 of 10 for “"Electronic instruments"”.
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Electronic music instrument practice and the mechanisms of influence between technical design, performance practice and composition
… and techniques involved with particular electronic instruments and proposes an archaeological approach to reconsider the ways in which noise can communicate various details of instrument design and practice to the listener. I present two case studies concerning electronic music practice …
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An introduction to some recent developments in gestural musical instruments
… yet the processes of developing existent musical instruments and even inventing new ones are ongoing as technology advances and tastes change. Many recent developments have been made in a category of instruments I have chosen to refer to as "gestural instruments"- mainly electronic instruments …
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Exertion instruments
… and reasoning behind a family of musical instruments called Exertion Instruments. They use inline electrical generators to run a synthesizer and an amplifier while eliminating the need for batteries. Efficient acoustic design minimizes the power requirements while optimized generator and …
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Composing With Parameters for Synthetic Instruments
… presents a theory for designing musical instruments which produce sound by means of computer software, and suggests fruitful ways of composing for such instruments. Unlike other research in new instruments, it focuses on the interfaces between performer, instrument-controller and sound …
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Concatenative Synthesis for Novel Timbral Creation
<p>Modern day musicians rely on a variety of instruments for musical expression. Tones produced from electronic instruments have become almost as commonplace as those produced by traditional ones as evidenced by the plethora of artists who can be found composing and performing with nothing more …
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A Checklist of Sacred Choral Music With Instrumental Accompaniment
… written for small amateur groups and available instruments. Substitution of instruments, such as flutes for violins, was expected when necessary. A music director can enlarge the amount of useable material by following this practice; for example, music for double choirs is not beyond the ability …
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Score instruments : a new paradigm of musical instruments to guide musical wonderers
Advancements in technology have made musical instruments, especially electronic instruments, accessible to the masses. As a result, music-making has become more widespread and convenient. However, the blackboxing practices of commercial Digital Musical Instruments (DMIs) have conditioned many users …
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Therapeutic Instrumental Music Training and Sensory-enhanced Motor Imagery in Chronic Post-stroke Upper-extremity Rehabilitation: A Randomized Controlled Trial
… cues (TIMP+MI). A selection of acoustic and electronic instruments was used. Results: Thirty participants completed the protocol, ten per arm [14 women; mean age= 55.9; mean time post-stroke= 66.9 months]. Pooled group baseline measures did not significantly differ. There were significant …
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Determining Energy Relaxation Length Scales in Two-Dimensional Electron Gases
… and requires no particularly sophisticated electronic instruments. BGT proves to be a reliable and relatively simple thermometry technique. A device featuring a BGT is presented which allows a determination of the thermal relaxation length, l, of the 2DEG. This comes hand in hand with …
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An interactive display using IEEE STD 488-1978 interface
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