SAOL: The MPEG-4 structured audio orchestra language

Computer Music Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 31-51

  Scheirer, Eric D ^a   Vercoe, Barry L ^a  

^a MIT MEDIA LAB   (United States)

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EID: 0003900198     PISSN: 01489267     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1162/014892699559742     Document Type: Article

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