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Simulating the Soundscape through an Analysis/Resynthesis Methodology

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Auditory Display (CMMR 2009, ICAD 2009)

Part of the book series: Lecture Notes in Computer Science ((LNISA,volume 5954))

Abstract

This paper presents a graph-based system for the dynamic generation of soundscapes and its implementation in an application that allows for an interactive, real-time exploration of the resulting soundscapes. The application can be used alone, as a pure sonic exploration device, but can also be integrated into a virtual reality engine. In this way, the soundcape can be acoustically integrated in the exploration of an architectonic/urbanistic landscape. The paper is organized as follows: after taking into account the literature on soundscape, we provide a formal definition of the concept; then, a model is introduced, and finally, we describe a software application together with a case-study.

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  1. CIRMA, Università di Torino, via Sant’Ottavio, 20, 10124, Torino, Italy

    Andrea Valle, Vincenzo Lombardo & Mattia Schirosa

  2. Music Technology Group, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Roc Boronat, 138, 08018, Barcelona, Spain

    Mattia Schirosa

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Valle, A., Lombardo, V., Schirosa, M. (2010). Simulating the Soundscape through an Analysis/Resynthesis Methodology. In: Ystad, S., Aramaki, M., Kronland-Martinet, R., Jensen, K. (eds) Auditory Display. CMMR ICAD 2009 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5954. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12439-6_17

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