Interactive Music

Interactive Music Systems

Interactive Music Systems are computer systems that, through the use of innovative controllers and custom-made software, are able to actively participate in the composition and performance of music.   My NYU Master’s thesis,  “Who is Listening: Human and Computer Influence in Interactive Music Systems” attempts to describe and classify interactive music systems in terms of their flow of musical and control information.

PD examples from the text can be downloaded here.

A detailed description of OSCAR, a predecessor to my thesis work, can be found here.