“One-Man Orchestra: Conducting Smartphone Orchestra” by Tsui, Law and Fu
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- One-Man Orchestra: Conducting Smartphone Orchestra
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Description:
This work presents a new platform for performing one-man orchestra (Figure 1). The conductor is the only human involved, who uses traditional bimanual conducting gestures to interactively direct the performance of smartphones instead of human performers in a real-world orchestra. Each smartphone acts as a virtual performer who plays a certain music instrument like piano and violin. Our work not only allows ordinary people to experience music conducting but also provides a training platform so that students can practice music conducting with a unique listening experience.
References:
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[6] WhiteVOID. 2014. Mendelssohn Effektorium — Conducting a virtual orchestra. http://www.whitevoid.com/#/main/interactive_structures/mendelssohn-effektorium
