Drumming with style: from user needs to a working prototype

Jordà Puig, Sergi; Gómez Marín, Daniel; Faraldo Pérez, Ángel; Herrera Boyer, Perfecto, 1964-

Drumming with style: from user needs to a working prototype

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Jordà S, Gómez-Marín D, Herrera P. Drumming with style: from user needs to a working prototype. In: NIME 2016. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression; 2016 Jul 11-15; Brisbane, Australia. [place unknown]: NIME; 2016. p. 365-70.

Abstract

This paper documents and discusses the process of developing a generative drumming agent built from the results of an extensive survey carried out with electronic music producers. Following the techniques of user-centered interaction design, an international group of beat producers was reviewed on the possibility of using AI algorithms to help them in the beat production work-flow. The results of these tests were used as design requirements for constructing a system that would indeed perform some tasks alongside the producer. The first results of this working prototype, a stylistic drum generator that creates new rhythmic patterns after being trained with a collection of drum tracks, are presented with a description of the system. Further stages of development and potential algorithms are also discussed.

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Comunicació presentada a la NIME 2016, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, celebrada els dies 11 a 15 de juliol de 2016 a Brisbane, Austràlia.