A computer-mediated interface for jazz piano comping

Dias, Rui; Guedes, Carlos; Marques, Telmo

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Authors

Dias, Rui

Guedes, Carlos

Marques, Telmo

Abstract(s)

This paper presents a dynamic interface and voicing algo- rithm for real-time performance of jazz piano comping. Starting with a given song with a predefined harmonic progression, the algorithm calculates and maps an array of chord voicings to a virtual piano keyboard that can be played in real-time with any physical multi-touch input device like an iPad or computer keyboard. By taking care of the note selection for the voicings, the interface pro- vides a simplified and intuitive way to play sophisticated voicings, while leaving the control over the performance aspects like timing, register, wideness and density to the user.

Keywords

Computer music Jazz Algorithm

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http://hdl.handle.net/10400.11/4691

Citation

DIAS, R. ; GUEDES, C. ; MARQUES, T. (2014) - A computer-mediated interface for jazz piano comping. In ICMC/SMC, Athens, 2014 - Proceedings. [S.l. : s.n.]. p. 558-564.