2015
Conference article  Open Access

Esperienze di sonificazione nella computer music e nella riabilitazione all'ISTI -CNR

Bertini G., Magrini M., Tarabella L.

SSonification strategy  Auditory (non-speech) feedback  Audio input/output  User Interfaces  LIFE AND MEDICAL SCIENCES  Sound and Music Computing 

SONIFICATION EXPERIENCES IN COMPUTER MUSIC AND IN REHABILITATION AT ISTI-CNR 1. Introduction. Sonification consists of nonverbal sounds generation as a function of different data types, useful to interpret certain data properties. This paper outlines the main sonification elements and several typical applications. At the ISTI-CNR Signals&Images Lab (SILab) various special gesture sonification mechanisms have been implemented as part of the electronics live music. In particular Leonello Tarabella proposed the idea of sounds generation, starting from the gestures of the musicians, thus enriching the music performance by adding a visual dimension. The developed systems are mainly based on infrared sensors technology and real-time signals analysis acquired by video camera. Although in most projects the type of generated sounds is almost exclusively musical, the techniques used and skills acquired have allowed the development of more relevant systems in the field of sonification. In fact, by changing the sounds, the subject's movements and the processing strategies, these systems have also been used in the context of rehabilitative medicine. In particular regarding auditory feedback of the movement has allowed to create interactive environments for the treatment of behavioral disorders, in which the interaction with the environment is compromised. In the following we will first describe some of the general issues involved in the sonification field, provide a brief description of the developed systems, and finally offer some remarks on the "mapping" paradigm.

Source: 42° Convegno Nazionale dell'Associazione Italiana di Acustica, Firenze, Italia, 16-17 luglio 2015



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@inproceedings{oai:it.cnr:prodotti:354650,
	title = {Esperienze di sonificazione nella computer music e nella riabilitazione all'ISTI -CNR},
	author = {Bertini G. and Magrini M. and Tarabella L.},
	booktitle = {42° Convegno Nazionale dell'Associazione Italiana di Acustica, Firenze, Italia, 16-17 luglio 2015},
	year = {2015}
}