Kalman filtering for computer music applications

Description

This thesis discusses the use of Kalman filtering for noise reduction in a 3-D gesture-
based computer music controller known as the Radio Drum and for real-time tempo
tracking of rhythmic and melodic musical performances. The Radio Drum noise
reduction Kalman filter is designed based on previous research in the field of target
tracking for radar applications and prior knowledge of a drummer’s expected gestures
throughout a performance. In this case we are seeking to improve the position
estimates of a drum stick in order to enhance the expressivity and control of the
instrument by the performer. Our approach to tempo tracking is novel in that a multi-
modal approach combining gesture sensors and audio in a late fusion stage lead to
higher accuracy in the tempo estimates.

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1. http://hdl.handle.net/1828/205
2. Kapur A., Benning M., and Tzanetakis G. “Query By Beatboxing: Music Information Retrieval for the DJ”, In the Proceedings of the International Symposium on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR), Barcelona, Spain, 2004.
3. Kapur A., Benning M, Tindale A, and Driessen P. “The KiOm: A Paradigm for Collaborative Controller Design”, In the Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), New Orleans, USA, 2006.
4. Benning M, Mcguire M and Driessen P. “Improved Position Tracking of a 3-D Gesture-Based Musical Controller Using a Kalman Filter”, In the Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), New York, USA, 2007.
5. Till B, Benning M, and Livingston N. “The WISP: Wireless Inertial Sensing Package”, In the Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), New York, USA, 2007.
6. Kapur A., Singer E., Benning M., Tzanetakis G., Trimpin. “Integrating HyperInstruments, Musical Robots & Machine Muscianship for North Indian Classical Music”, In the Proceedings of New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), New York, USA, 2007.
7. Benning M., Kapur A., Till B., Tzanetakis G., Driessen. “A Comparative Study on Wearable Sensors for Signal Processing on the North Indian Tabla”, IEEE Pacific Rim Conference on Communications, Computers and Signal Processing, Victoria, Canada, 2007.
8. Benning M., Kapur A., Till B., Tzanetakis G., “Multimodal Sensor Analysis of Sitar Performance: Where is the Beat?”, IEEE International Workshop on Multimedia Signal Processing (MMSP), Crete, Greece, 2007.
9. Tindale A., Benning M., “Virtual Instrument Control for Music Therapy”, 9th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technologies, San Sebastian, Spain, 2007.

Tags

Kalman Filtering

Computer Music

Tempo Tracking

Radio Drum

Noise Reduction

Adaptive Filtering

Particle Filtering

Wearable Sensors

Audio Signal Processing

Additional Fields

Identifer	oai:union.ndltd.org:uvic.ca/oai:dspace.library.uvic.ca:1828/205
Date	27 August 2007
Creators	Benning, Manjinder
Contributors	Driessen, Peter
Source Sets	University of Victoria
Language	English, English
Detected Language	English
Type	Thesis
Rights	Available to the World Wide Web