Sign in Human-Sound Interaction
Book Chapter
Di Donato, B. (2022)
Sign in Human-Sound Interaction. In J. L. Drever, & A. Hugill (Eds.), Aural Diversity (187-192). New York: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003183624-21
This chapter explores the concept of Human–Sound Interaction (HSI) in music performance in the context of Aural Diversity. HSI focuses on human factors in experiencing sound a...
Procedural Audio For Virtual Environments Workshop
Presentation / Conference
Di Donato, B., & Selfridge, R. (2022, September)
Procedural Audio For Virtual Environments Workshop. Presented at Audio Mostly, St. Pölten, Austria
Sound design is a crucial aspect of interactive virtual environments (VEs). Often, this activity is fixated by the constraints of the tools we use or our perception of that me...
From a PhD to Assisting BioMusic Research
Book Chapter
Di Donato, B. (2021)
From a PhD to Assisting BioMusic Research. In C. Vear (Ed.), The Routledge International Handbook of Practice-Based Research (642-649). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780429324154-50
This chapter describes the author’s practice and experience in transitioning from being a PhD in Music Technology candidate to a research assistant on a large-scale funded pro...
Disembodied Voice
Exhibition / Performance
Di Donato, B. (2021)
Disembodied Voice. [Music Performance]. Performed at Naples (Italy). 27 November 2021 - 27 November 2021. (Unpublished
Disembodied Voice, for live electronics and voice, uses of electroacoustic technologies to disembody the voice from its singer.
The singer will articulate and conduct her voic...
Disembodied Voice
Exhibition / Performance
Di Donato, B. (2021)
Disembodied Voice. [Live performance]. Performed at Matera Intermedia Festival 2021, Matera, Italy. 21 November 2021 - 5 December 2021. (Unpublished
Disembodied Voice, for live electronics and voice, uses of electroacoustic technologies to disembody the voice from its singer.
The singer will articulate and conduct her voic...
tiNNbre: a timbre-based musical agent
Conference Proceeding
Bolzoni, A., Di Donato, B., & Laney, R. (2021)
tiNNbre: a timbre-based musical agent. In 2nd Nordic Sound and Music Conference
In this paper, we present tiNNbre, a generative music prototype-system that reacts to timbre gestures. By timbre gesture we mean a sonic (as opposed to body) gesture that main...
Gesture-Timbre Space: Multidimensional Feature Mapping Using Machine Learning and Concatenative Synthesis
Conference Proceeding
Zbyszyński, M., Di Donato, B., Visi, F., & Tanaka, A. (2021)
Gesture-Timbre Space: Multidimensional Feature Mapping Using Machine Learning and Concatenative Synthesis. In R. Kronland-Martinet, S. Ystad, & M. Aramaki (Eds.), Perception, Representations, Image, Sound, Music - 14th International Symposium, CMMR 2019, Marseille, France, October 14–18, 2019, Revised Selected Papers (600-622). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-70210-6_39
This chapter explores three systems for mapping embodied gesture, acquired with electromyography and motion sensing, to sound synthesis. A pilot study using granular synthesis...
Human-Sound Interaction: Towards a Human-Centred Sonic Interaction Design approach
Conference Proceeding
Donato, B. D., Dewey, C., & Michailidis, T. (2020)
Human-Sound Interaction: Towards a Human-Centred Sonic Interaction Design approach. In MOCO '20: Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Movement and Computinghttps://doi.org/10.1145/3401956.3404233
In this paper, we explore human-centered interaction design aspects that determine the realisation and appreciation of musical works (installations, composition and performanc...
Quantum GestART: identifying and applying correlations between mathematics, art, and perceptual organization
Journal Article
Mannone, M., Favali, F., Di Donato, B., & Turchet, L. (2021)
Quantum GestART: identifying and applying correlations between mathematics, art, and perceptual organization. Journal of Mathematics and Music, 15(1), 62-94. https://doi.org/10.1080/17459737.2020.1726691
Mathematics can help analyze the arts and inspire new artwork. Mathematics can also help make transformations from one artistic medium to another, considering exceptions and c...
HarpCI, Empowering Performers to Control and Transform Harp Sounds in Live Performance
Journal Article
Di Donato, B., Dooley, J., & Coccioli, L. (2019)
HarpCI, Empowering Performers to Control and Transform Harp Sounds in Live Performance. Contemporary Music Review, 38(6), 667-686. https://doi.org/10.1080/07494467.2019.1706351
The goal of our research is to provide harpists with the tools to control and transform the sounds of their instrument in a natural and musical way. We consider the developmen...