# HG changeset patch # User Henrik Ekeus # Date 1328645136 0 # Node ID 59dd8016314d55937d850c0394f61ec06f9e2e24 # Parent 1a9fb0e4c2fa12d6f3d35b8a04a12e1658bffe7a oxford comma :) diff -r 1a9fb0e4c2fa -r 59dd8016314d nime2012/mtriange.pdf Binary file nime2012/mtriange.pdf has changed diff -r 1a9fb0e4c2fa -r 59dd8016314d nime2012/mtriange.tex --- a/nime2012/mtriange.tex Tue Feb 07 20:04:10 2012 +0000 +++ b/nime2012/mtriange.tex Tue Feb 07 20:05:36 2012 +0000 @@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ The Melody Triangle is an exploratory interface framework for the discovery of melodic content, where the input - positions within a triangle - directly map to information theoretic measures of the output. The measures are the entropy rate, redundancy and \emph{predictive information rate}\cite{Abdallah:2009p4089} of the melody. Predictive information rate is an information measure developed as part of the Information Dynamics of Music project\footnote{(IDyOM) http://www.idyom.org/}. It characterises temporal structure and is a way of modelling expectation and surprise in the perception of music. -We describe the information dynamics approach, how it forms the basis of the Melody Triangle and outline two of its incarnations. The first is a multi-user installation where collaboration in a performative setting provides a playful yet informative way to explore expectation and surprise in music. The second is a screen based interface where the Melody Triangle becomes a compositional tool for the generation of intricate musical textures using an abstract, high-level description of predictability. Finally we outline a pilot study where the screen-based interface was used under experimental conditions to determine how the three measures of predictive information rate, entropy and redundancy might relate to musical preference. +We describe the information dynamics approach, how it forms the basis of the Melody Triangle, and outline two of its incarnations. The first is a multi-user installation where collaboration in a performative setting provides a playful yet informative way to explore expectation and surprise in music. The second is a screen based interface where the Melody Triangle becomes a compositional tool for the generation of intricate musical textures using an abstract, high-level description of predictability. Finally we outline a pilot study where the screen-based interface was used under experimental conditions to determine how the three measures of predictive information rate, entropy and redundancy might relate to musical preference. \end{abstract} \keywords{Information dynamics, Markov chains, Collaborative performance, Aleatoric composition, Information theory}