Research Topics

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Best practices for music scanning and display
Researchers: Ichiro Fujinaga, Jen Riley (Indiana)

Target: ISMIR 2002 

Web services and Music Digital Library
Researchers: Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: JCDL 2003; ISMIR 2003

Comparison of pitch detection algorithms
Researchers: Lilit Yoo, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC99 (abstract) (paper PDF) 


Comparison of pitch detection algorithms
Researchers: Lilit Yoo, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC99 (abstract) (paper PDF)


Transmission of MIDI over UDP/IP for distance education
Researchers: John Young, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC99 (abstract) (paper PDF)


Multimodal input capacities
Researchers: Dave Sullivan, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC99 (abstract)


Zeta violin latencies and techniques

Zeta violin converts analog sound to MIDI via multi-channel IVL PitchRider hardware.The problem is the delay in calculating the pitch. The purpose of this study is to measure the latency which depends on many factors such as pitch, articulation, dynamics, etc. Also new violin techniques will be investigated to minimize the latency.

Researchers: Lilit Yoo, Ichiro Fujinaga, Geoffrey Wright

Targets: SEAMUS98 (abstract) paper read at SEAMUS98, April 18, 1998 (paper PDF


Real-time software synthesis for psychoacoustic experiments

Introduction to using real-time software synthesis, Super Collider, MPS, and Pd as valuable tools for psychoacoustic experiments. Small example experiments will be conducted.

Researchers: Stephan Moore, David Sullivan, Ichiro Fujinaga

Targets: ICMPC98 ( abstract) (notes) (paper HTML) (paper PDF


Latency of audio and MIDI data over LANs Measuring latencies of audio and MIDI data over a typical music school LAN using 10Mb switch, 100Mb hub and 100Mb switch.
Researchers: Tony Willert, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC


Violin vibrato technique and its implication for pitch perception

Do violin players slightly flat when playing vibrato?

Researchers: Lilit Yoo, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMC98 (abstract)

The effect of vibrato on response time in determining the pitch relationship of violin tones

Can the vibrato hide bad intonation?

Researchers: Lilit Yoo, Stephan Moore, David Sullivan, Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMPC98 (abstract) (paper PDF


Implementation of exemplar-based learning model for music cognition

The exemplar-based learning model is proposed as an alternative approach to modeling many aspects of music cognition.

Researcher: Ichiro Fujinaga

Target: ICMPC98 (abstract) (paper PDF


Converting Levy Sheet Music Collection to MIDI

Using Optical Music Recognition system, convert the collection of sheet music to computer-readable format including MIDI, which then can be heard via web clients.

Researchers: Ichiro Fujinaga, Sayeed Choudhury (MSEL/DKC), Tim Dilauro (MSEL/DKC), Michael Doettboom, Brian Harrington (MSEL/DKC), Karl MacMillan

Timbral recognition using lazy learning

How do we recognize timbre? How well can we recognize using just the steady-state portion of musical timbre? Can machines do this in realtime?

Researcher: Ichiro Fujinaga
Machine recognition of timbre using steady-state tone of acoustic musical instruments
Target: ICMC98 (abstract) (paper PDF)

Toward realtime recognition of acoustic musical instruments
Target: ICMC99 (abstract) (paper PDF)

Realtime recognition of orchestral  instruments
Target: ICMC00 (abstract)

Recognition of isdolated instrument tones by conservatory students.
Target: ICMPC02 (abstract) slides(html, ppt) paper(PDF) 


Developing Virstual Concert Hall

Music students preparing for recitals seldom are able to rehearse in the concert hall in which the recital is to be performed because of scheduling conflicts. Rehearsal in the same acoustic space that the performer will play in, however, is important to a successful performance. We would like to develop a system with which a performer can rehearse in a practice room, and his instrument?s acoustic signal would be processed by NT workstations in such a way that the acoustics of a specific concert hall will be replicated. This is accomplished by the performer playing into a microphone, applying digital signal processing to the signal, and playing back signals into the practice room (through small multimedia speakers) which replicate the acoustics of a desired hall. Initial experiments with "off-the-shelf" processing equipment have been promising. We would, however, need to create models for specific concert halls and develop our own signal processing algorithms.

Researchers: Bethany Byron, Ichiro Fujinaga 


A Study of Early Music on CD-ROM
Researchers: Susan Weiss, Ichiro Fujinaga

Paper presented at the Meeting of the Canadian Society for Renaissance Studies May 28-30, 1998.
Weiss, Susan Forscher, and Ichiro Fujinaga. "A Study of Early Music on CD-ROM." Early Modern Literary Studies 5.3 / Special Issue 4 (January, 2000): 3.1-24 (URL: http://purl.oclc.org/emls/05-3/fwfmusic.html).


Comparison of jMax and PD
Researchers: Karl MacMillan, Ichiro Fujinaga

A comparison of jMax and PD: Architecture and design
Target: ICMC00 (abstract) 


Fault-tolerant and interactive music
Researchers: John P. Young, McGregor Boyle, Ichiro Fujinaga, Geoffrey Wright

Application of fault-tolerance to interactive music
Target: ICMC00 (abstract) 


Previous Conferences: SEAMUS 98: 97.10.15 ICMC 98: 97.12.01 ICMPC 98: 98.01.31  ICMC 99 99.02.07