Are cognitive styles an important factor in design of electroacoustic music software?

Journal of New Music Research

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-85

  Eaglestone, Barry ^a   Ford, Nigel ^a   Holdridge, Peter ^a   Carter, Jenny ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 49949095555     PISSN: 09298215     EISSN: 17445027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09298210802259561     Document Type: Article

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