Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music
Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2010.
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| author | Cavatorta, Andrew Albert |
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| spelling | mit-1721.1/578052019-04-10T12:41:48Z Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music Nervebox : the first general platform for electromechanical musical instruments Control system for machines that make music First general platform for electromechanical musical instruments Cavatorta, Andrew Albert Tod Machover. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Thesis (S.M.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, School of Architecture and Planning, Program in Media Arts and Sciences, 2010. Cataloged from PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (p. 81-83). The last 130 years of musical invention are punctuated with fascinating musical instruments that use the electromechanical actuation to turn various natural phenomena into sound and music. But this history is very sparse compared to analog and PC-based digital synthesis. The development of these electromechanical musical instruments presents a daunting array of technical challenges. Musical pioneers wishing to develop new electromechanical instruments often spend most of their finite time and resources solving the same set of problems over and over. This difficulty inhibits the development of new electromechanical instruments and often detracts from the quality of those that are completed. As a solution to this problem, I propose Nervebox - a platform of code and basic hardware that encapsulates generalized solutions to problems encountered repeatedly during the development of electromechanical instruments. Upon its official release, I hope for Nervebox to help start a small revolution in electromechanical music, much like MAX/MSP and others have done for PC-based synthesis, and like the abstraction of basic concepts like oscillators and filters has done for analog electronic synthesis. Anyone building new electromechanical instruments can start with much of their low-level work already done. This will enable them to focus more on composition and the instruments' various aesthetic dimensions. The system is written in Python, JavaScript and Verilog. It is free, generalized, and easily extensible. by Andrew Albert Cavatorta. S.M. 2010-08-31T14:52:21Z 2010-08-31T14:52:21Z 2010 2010 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57805 656274057 eng M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission. http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582 83 p. application/pdf Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| spellingShingle | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. Cavatorta, Andrew Albert Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title | Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title_full | Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title_fullStr | Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title_short | Nervebox : a control system for machines that make music |
| title_sort | nervebox a control system for machines that make music |
| topic | Architecture. Program in Media Arts and Sciences. |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/57805 |
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