Publications
This page contains published papers from the Augmented Instruments Laboratory, organised by date. Explore our latest research on musical instrument desgn, human-computer interaction, signal processing, performance studies and critical theory.
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2024
J. Shier, C. Saitis, A. Robertson and A. McPherson
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Real-time timbre remapping with differentiable DSP
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Utrecht, Netherlands
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2024
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2024
J. Pigrem, J. Christensen, A. McPherson, R. Timmers, L. de Witte and J. MacRitchie
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Agency and creativity in musical interaction for those living with dementia and cognitive decline
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Utrecht, Netherlands
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2024
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2024
M. Davison and A. P. McPherson
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A self-sensing vibrotactile transducer for bidirectional interaction
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Proc. Eurohaptics (work in progress)
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Lille, France
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2024
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2024
M. Davison, C. J. Webb, M. Ducceschi and A. P. McPherson
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A self-sensing haptic actuator for tactile interaction with physical modelling synthesis
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Utrecht, Netherlands
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2024
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2024
L. Morrison and A. McPherson
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Entangling Entanglement: A Diffractive Dialogue on HCI and Musical Interactions
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Proc. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
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Hawaii, USA
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2024
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2023
J. Pigrem, J. MacRitchie and A. McPherson
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Instructions Not Included: Dementia-Friendly approaches to DMI Design
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
J. Armitage, T. Magnusson and A. McPherson
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A Scale-Based Ontology of Digital Musical Instrument Design
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
C. N. Reed, P. Strohmeier and A. McPherson
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Negotiating Experience and Communicating Information Through Abstract Metaphor
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Proc. ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
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Hamburg, Germany
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2023
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2023
J. Armitage, T. Magnusson and A. McPherson
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Sculpting Algorithmic Pattern: Informal and Visuospatial Interaction in Musical Instrument Design
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Proc. Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC)
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Stockholm, Sweden
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2023
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2023
A. Martelloni, A. P. McPherson and M. Barthet
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Real-time Percussive Technique Recognition and Embedding Learning for the Acoustic Guitar
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Proc. International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR)
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Milan, Italy
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2023
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2023
C. N. Reed and A. McPherson
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The Body as Sound: Unpacking Vocal Embodiment through Auditory Biofeedback
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Proc. International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction (TEI)
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Warsaw, Poland
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2023
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2023
M. Clayton, L. Wang, A. McPherson and A. Cavallaro
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An embedded multichannel sound acquisition system for drone audition
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IEEE Sensors Journal
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2023
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2023
J. Armitage, T. Magnusson and A. McPherson
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Design Process in Visual Programming: Methods for Visual and Temporal Analysis
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Proc. Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC)
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Stockholm, Sweden
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2023
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2023
J. Armitage, T. Magnusson and A. McPherson
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Studying Subtle and Detailed Digital Lutherie: Motivational Contexts and Technical Needs
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
T. Pelinski, R. Diaz, A. Benito and A. McPherson
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Pipeline for recording datasets and running neural networks on the Bela embedded hardware platform
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
T. Dannemann, N. Bryan-Kinns and A. McPherson
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Self-Sabotage Workshop: a starting point to unravel sabotaging of instruments as a design practice
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
J. Harrison, A. Lucas, J. Cunningham, A. McPherson and F. Schroeder
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Exploring the Opportunities of Haptic Technology in the Practice of Visually Impaired and Blind Sound Creatives
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Arts Journal
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2023
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2023
E. Zayas-Garin, C. Nordmoen and A. McPherson
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Transmitting Digital Lutherie Knowledge: The Rashomon Effect for DMI Designers
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
A. Benito, T. Dannemann and A. McPherson
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Exploring the (un)ambiguous Guitar: A Qualitative Study on the use of Gesture Disambiguation in Augmented Instrument Design
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Proc. International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Mexico City
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2023
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2023
L. Wolstanholme, C. Vahidi and A. McPherson
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Hearing from within a sound: A series of techniques for deconstructing and spatialising timbre
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Audio Engineering Society International Conference on Spatial Audio
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Huddersfield, UK
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2023
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2023
L. Mice and A. McPherson
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Chaos Bells: Instrument Size and Entangled Music Performance
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Contemporary Music Review
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2023
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2023
J. Zheng, A. McPherson and N. Bryan-Kinns
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When Materials Meet Sound: Discovering the Meaning of Deformable Materials in Musical Interaction
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Proc. ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference (DIS)
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2023
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2023
F. Caspe, A. McPherson and M. Sandler
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FM tone transfer with envelope learning
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Proc. Audio Mostly Conference
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Edinburgh
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2023
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2023
A. Guidi
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Evaluating Embodiment in Musical Instrument Modification and Augmentation
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PhD thesis, School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
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Queen Mary University of London, UK
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2023
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2023
J. Shier, F. Caspe, A. Robertson, M. Sandler, C. Saitis and A. McPherson
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Differentiable modelling of percussive audio with transient and spectral synthesis
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10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum)
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2023
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Other Outputs
Laura Blue, Kevin Grey
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Mental Health in the Digital Age
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Journal of Mental Health
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2023
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Michael Green, Sarah Black
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Sustainable Energy Solutions
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Renewable Energy Journal
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2023
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Emily White, Robert Brown
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Advancements in Artificial Intelligence
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Journal of AI Research
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2023
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Alice Johnson, Mark Lee
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Climate Change and Global Health
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Global Health Perspectives
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2023
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John Doe, Jane Smith
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The Impact of Technology on Education
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International Journal of Educational Technology
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2023
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