Evaluation of live human-computer music-making: Quantitative and qualitative approaches

International Journal of Human Computer Studies

Volumn 67, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 960-975

  Stowell, D ^a   Robertson, A ^a   Bryan Kinns, N ^a   Plumbley, M D ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Music; Qualitative; Quantitative

Indexed keywords

DISCOURSE ANALYSIS; EVALUATION APPROACH; EVALUATION METHOD; EVALUATION METRICS; HUMAN-COMPUTER; INTERACTIVE SYSTEM; MUSIC; QUALITATIVE; QUALITATIVE APPROACH; QUALITATIVE METHOD; QUANTITATIVE; QUANTITATIVE METHOD; TURING TESTS;

COMPUTER MUSIC; E-LEARNING;

QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 70349512516     PISSN: 10715819     EISSN: 10959300     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhcs.2009.05.007     Document Type: Article

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