A Low-Cost Real-Time Tracking System for Violin

Journal of New Music Research

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 305-323

  Pardue, Laurel S ^a   Harte, Christopher ^b   McPherson, Andrew P ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Melodient Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

audio analysis; note onset; optical sensing; performance tracking; resistive sensing; sensor; violin

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949538821     PISSN: 09298215     EISSN: 17445027     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09298215.2015.1087575     Document Type: Article

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