Eric Lyon
Virginia Tech, School of Performing Arts, Faculty Member
Research Interests: Psychology and DREAM
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Articulated noise is a computer-assisted strategy for applying various flavors of noise to the structuring of musical compositions. The approach applies equally well to creating electroacoustic music and instrumental scores, and makes no... more
Articulated noise is a computer-assisted strategy for applying various flavors of noise to the structuring of musical compositions. The approach applies equally well to creating electroacoustic music and instrumental scores, and makes no assumptions about musical style. Articulated noise is discussed here in terms of its precedents, philosophical and aesthetic basis, methods adopted by the author, and current compositional work employing the approach. 1. ORIGIN OF ARTICULATED NOISE The impetus for articulated noise emerged from “Rose of the World,” a work of computer music I composed for the CD “Clairaudience: New Music from Electronic Voice Phenomena (EVP)” [4]. EVP is a scientifically unverified method of allegedly detecting spirit voices captured on blank media such as magnetic tape. Absent confirmation of supernatural causation, EVP may be regarded as an example of a statistical “type I error,” a false positive. My compositional approach in “Rose of the World” was to mix an EVP ...
The Bregman Studio was begun in 1967 by Jon Appleton with a gift from Gerald Bregman '54, built around a Moog synthesizer and tape recording technology available at the time. In 1974 the Bregman Electronic Music Studio moved to... more
The Bregman Studio was begun in 1967 by Jon Appleton with a gift from Gerald Bregman '54, built around a Moog synthesizer and tape recording technology available at the time. In 1974 the Bregman Electronic Music Studio moved to Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering to support a joint project in digital synthesis between Professor Appleton and Thayer research associate Sydney Alonso (and later undergraduate Cameron Jones) which became the Synclavier the first commercially available portable digital synthesizer. In 1980 the studio moved to its current home in Hallgarten as part of the Hopkins Arts Center, shortly after the graduate program was inaugurated.
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In celebration of the 25th anniversary of Pure Data, this essay discusses the development of audio programming up to the present, and considers the role that Pd can continue to play in the computer music of the future.
The Cube is a recently built facility that features a high-density loudspeaker array. The Cube is designed to support spatial computer music research and performance, art installations, immersive environments, scientific research, and all... more
The Cube is a recently built facility that features a high-density loudspeaker array. The Cube is designed to support spatial computer music research and performance, art installations, immersive environments, scientific research, and all manner of experimental formats and projects. We recount here the design process, implementation, and initial projects undertaken in the Cube during the years 2013–2015.
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FFTease is a collection of Max/MSP objects implementing various forms of spectral processing. These include cross synthesis, morphing, noise reduction, spectral compositing, and other unique and unusual forms of spectral processing. This... more
FFTease is a collection of Max/MSP objects implementing various forms of spectral processing. These include cross synthesis, morphing, noise reduction, spectral compositing, and other unique and unusual forms of spectral processing. This paper will discuss the functionality of these processors, and discuss architectural issues pertinent to spectral signal processing within the framework of Max/MSP.
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... POWERpv: a suite of sound processors. Autores: Eric Lyon; Localización: Proceedings of the 1996 International Computer Music Conference, 1996, ISBN 962-85092-1-7 , págs. 285-286. Fundación Dialnet. Acceso de usuarios registrados. ...
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Spectral tuning is a sound processing method based on the phase vocoder. In this method, most or all partials are tuned to a fixed set of frequency values corresponding to a desired scale. If the input sound is a monophonic melody, the... more
Spectral tuning is a sound processing method based on the phase vocoder. In this method, most or all partials are tuned to a fixed set of frequency values corresponding to a desired scale. If the input sound is a monophonic melody, the result is a kind of auto-tuning, providing greater flexibility in tuning schemas than with commercial auto-tuning programs. When
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ABSTRACT The mapping problem is inherent to digital musical instruments (DMIs), which require, at the very least, an association between physical gestures and digital synthesis algorithms to transform human bodily performance into sound.... more
ABSTRACT The mapping problem is inherent to digital musical instruments (DMIs), which require, at the very least, an association between physical gestures and digital synthesis algorithms to transform human bodily performance into sound. This article considers the DMI mapping problem in the context of the creation and performance of a heterogeneous computer chamber music piece, a trio for violin, biosensors, and computer. Our discussion situates the DMI mapping problem within the broader set of interdependent musical interaction issues that surfaced during the composition and rehearsal of the trio. Through descriptions of the development of the piece, development of the hardware and software interfaces, lessons learned through rehearsal, and self-reporting by the participants, the rich musical possibilities and technical challenges of the integration of digital musical instruments into computer chamber music are demonstrated.
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I use the term 'computer music' to denote any music for which computation is essential to its production. I use the term 'electroacoustic music' to describe music in which electricity is required for the synthesis or... more
I use the term 'computer music' to denote any music for which computation is essential to its production. I use the term 'electroacoustic music' to describe music in which electricity is required for the synthesis or processing of the sound materials. Given the steep rise of the use of ...
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Eric Lyon: I think it's fair to say that without the work of today's speakers, computer music as we know it would not exist. Now that we have them all together, we have an unprecedented opportunity both to focus on their... more
Eric Lyon: I think it's fair to say that without the work of today's speakers, computer music as we know it would not exist. Now that we have them all together, we have an unprecedented opportunity both to focus on their individual achievements and to assess the bigger picture of where ...
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The ambitious goal towards which this panel was convened is to cover all needs and create a format which everyone is willing to use [1]. While I am undecided about the need for an interchange format at this time, I am certain that it is... more
The ambitious goal towards which this panel was convened is to cover all needs and create a format which everyone is willing to use [1]. While I am undecided about the need for an interchange format at this time, I am certain that it is time for the discussion that will be stimulated by ...
A Sample Accurate Triggering System for Pd and Max/MSP Eric Lyon Music-School of Arts, Histories and Cultures The University of Manchester Martin Harris Building Coupland Street Manchester, M13 9PL United Kingdom, eric. lyon@ manchester.... more
A Sample Accurate Triggering System for Pd and Max/MSP Eric Lyon Music-School of Arts, Histories and Cultures The University of Manchester Martin Harris Building Coupland Street Manchester, M13 9PL United Kingdom, eric. lyon@ manchester. ac. uk Abstract A system ...