TY - GEN
T1 - BioComputer Music
T2 - 11th International Symposium on Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research, CMMR 2015
AU - Braund, Edward
AU - Miranda, Eduardo R.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
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PY - 2016/9/23
Y1 - 2016/9/23
N2 - This paper introduces BioComputer Music, an experimental one piano duet between pianist and plasmodial slime mould Physarum polycephalum. This piece harnesses a system we have been developing, which we call BioComputer. BioComputer consists of an analogue circuit that encompasses components grown from the biological computing substrate Physarum polycephalum. Our system listens to the pianist and uses the memristive characteristics of Physarum polycephalum to generate a musical response that it plays through electromagnets placed on the strings of the piano. Such electromagnets set the strings into vibration, producing a distinctive timbre. Physarum polycephalum is an amorphous unicellular organism that has been discovered to exhibit memristive qualities. The memristor changes its resistance according to the amount of charge that has previously flown through. In this paper, we introduce the general concepts, technology and musical composition behind the Bio- Computer Music piece. We also discuss our rationale for using Physarum polycephalum.
AB - This paper introduces BioComputer Music, an experimental one piano duet between pianist and plasmodial slime mould Physarum polycephalum. This piece harnesses a system we have been developing, which we call BioComputer. BioComputer consists of an analogue circuit that encompasses components grown from the biological computing substrate Physarum polycephalum. Our system listens to the pianist and uses the memristive characteristics of Physarum polycephalum to generate a musical response that it plays through electromagnets placed on the strings of the piano. Such electromagnets set the strings into vibration, producing a distinctive timbre. Physarum polycephalum is an amorphous unicellular organism that has been discovered to exhibit memristive qualities. The memristor changes its resistance according to the amount of charge that has previously flown through. In this paper, we introduce the general concepts, technology and musical composition behind the Bio- Computer Music piece. We also discuss our rationale for using Physarum polycephalum.
KW - Biological computing
KW - Biological engineering
KW - Biomusic
KW - Computer music
KW - Memristors
KW - Physarum polycephalum
KW - Unconventional computing for music
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84990031947
U2 - 10.1007/978-3-319-46282-0_26
DO - 10.1007/978-3-319-46282-0_26
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84990031947
SN - 9783319462813
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 405
EP - 419
BT - Music, Mind, and Embodiment - 11th International Symposium, CMMR 2015, Revised Selected Papers
A2 - Kronland-Martinet, Richard
A2 - Aramaki, Mitsuko
A2 - Ystad, Sølvi
PB - Springer
Y2 - 16 June 2015 through 19 June 2015
ER -