Archive

CNMAT doesn't currently use SVN branches, so everything in our SVN repository lives under the top-level directory __trunk__.

Currently (July 30, 2007) there are ten top-level directories in our repository:

- OSC: OpenSoundControl libraries, command-line utilities, and related software. (But not the OSC-related Max externals.)

(Note that although most of CNMAT's software development documentation is visible to the public, this particular page is restricted to certain internal CNMAT groups because it contains information about our internal organization that is irrelevant to people outside of CNMAT and potentially might compromise the security of our intellectual property.)

CNMAT externals follow a few conventions:

Information about software development system and practices at CNMAT.

A collection of tutorials intended to guide students through various topics related to music performance, compositions, history, and more.

Gesture controllers correspond human movement to machine readable data input.

Gesture controllers can connect to computers in a variety of ways.

This page is a prototype page as part of the MIC.

Using a USB-HID with Max/MSP is fairly straight forward. Follow the link to see how to connect and play with your USB-HID.

This page is part of a prototype page of the MIC.

The accelerometer and IR sensor in the Wii remote make it a versatile and powerful gesture controller.

This page is part of a prototype page of the MIC.

See below for for day by day break down...

Anne Sèdes - University of Paris 8 CICM

This introduction and welcome served mainly to help us understand who was at the conference and to reaffirm Anne's ambitions for
a higher visibility of the electric guitar as a valuable object of study for the humanities.

Benoît Navarret - University of Paris 8 CICM

Benoît's wisely chose to focus on the history of the electric guitar with just enough organology to put everyone on the same page

Benoiît Courribet University of Paris 8 CICM

A second and (very different) Benoiît showed us his work exploring implementations of the classic analog effects using digital implementations in Max/MSP.

Benoît's Navarret and Courribet, Otso Lähdeoja and Santiago Quintans

The Gibson HD6X-pro, Robot Guitar and Line6 Variax 700 were demonstrated and discussed

Otso lahdeoja - University Paris 8 CICM
Otso presented a brief review of augmented instruments mentioning many of the key augmented chordophone projects. He went on to describe his

Christian Frisson,Communications and Remote Sensing Lab (TELE), Université catholique de Louvain (UCL), Belguim
Loïc Reboursière, Laboratoire de Théorie des Circuits et Traitement du Signal (TCTS), Faculté Polytechnique de Mons (FPMs) Belgium

"This project aims at studying how recent interactive and interaction
technologies would help extend how we play the guitar,

Adrian Freed, CNMAT UC Berkeley

During the first half of my talk I illustrated my view of the primary identity of the electric guitar as a vehicle for sonic, and stylistic imitation. I lead the talk with a sound example from Hendrix's Live in Berkeley concert where he introduces himself as performing on the "public saxophone". I concluded this half by showing

"Haunted for Augmented Guitar" Otso Lahdeoja

I particularly appreciated how Otso smoothly integrated the augmented features of his guitar into his playing.

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The electric guitar has accompanied the major musical and cultural revolutions of the 20th century.
It is intimitely related to technological modernity and cultural industries, tracking these in its own evolution.

The goal of this two day conference is to support multidiscplinary reflections on the electric guitar.