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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2020
A. Guidi, F. Morreale and A. P. McPherson.
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Design for Auditory Imagery: Altering Instruments to Explore Performer Fluency
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK
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2020
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2020
A. P. McPherson and G. Lepri
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Beholden to Our Tools: Negotiating with Technology while Sketching Digital Instruments
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK
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2020
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2020
A. Martelloni, A. P. McPherson and M. Barthet
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Percussive Fingerstyle Guitar through the Lens of NIME: an Interview Study
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK
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2020
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2020
G. Moro
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Beyond key velocity: continuous sensing for expressive control on the Hammond organ and digital keyboards
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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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2020
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2020
C. N. Reed and A. P. McPherson
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Surface Electromyography for Direct Vocal Control
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME)
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Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK
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2020
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2020
C. Nordmoen
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Decentring the Human in DigitalMaking - Towards Embodied Mattering
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Proc. ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
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Eindhoven University of Technology, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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2020
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2019
D. Alexander and J. Armitage
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LiveCore: Increasing Liveness in a Low-Level Dataflow Programming Environment
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Proc. Audio Mostly Conference
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Nottingham, UK
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2019
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2019
L. S. Pardue, K. Buys, M. Edinger, D. Overholt, A. McPherson
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Separating sound from source: sonic transformation of the violin through electrodynamic pickups and acoustic actuation
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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2019
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2019
R. H. Jack
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Tangibility and Richness in the Design of Digital Musical Instruments
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PhD Thesis, Queen Mary University of London, London, United Kingdom.
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2019
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2019
J. Armitage and A. McPherson
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Bricolage in a hybrid digital lutherie context: a workshop study
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Proc. Audio Mostly Conference
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Nottingham, UK
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2019
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2019
A. McPherson, B. Verplank
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The poetry of strange connections: an interview with Bill Verplank
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New Directions Music and Human-Computer Interaction; Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A., Wanderley, M. M. (eds.); Springer
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2019
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2019
G. Lepri and A. P. McPherson
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First-person Research in the Arts: Exploring the Values Behind New Music Technology
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Proc. ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
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San Diego, Californis, USA
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2019
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2019
G. Lepri and A. P. McPherson
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Making Up Instruments: Design Fiction for Value Discovery in Communities of Musical Practice
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Proc. ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
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San Diego, Californis, USA
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2019
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2019
A. McPherson, F. Morreale, J. Harrison
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Musical instruments for novices: comparing NIME, HCI and Crowdfunding approaches
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New Directions Music and Human-Computer Interaction; Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A., Wanderley, M. M. (eds.); Springer
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2019
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2019
S. Holland, T. Mudd, K. Wilkie-McKenna, A. McPherson, M. M. Wanderley
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Understanding Music Interaction, and Why It Matters
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New Directions Music and Human-Computer Interaction; Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A., Wanderley, M. M. (eds.); Springer
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2019
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2019
A. P. McPherson, F. Morreale, A. Guidi
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Designing Creative Tensions between Concept and Embodied Practice
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Conference for Human Computer Interaction (CHI) 2019, "Doing Research Through Design" workshop
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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2019
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2019
G. Lepri and A. P. McPherson
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Fictional Instruments, Real Values: Discovering Musical Backgrounds with Non-Functional Prototypes
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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2019
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2019
V. Gourdarzi, A. Gioti, G. Lepri, F. Morreale
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Exploring Participatory Sound Art
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Proc. International Conference on Music Computing (ICMC) 2019
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New York City, New York, USA
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2019
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2019
F. Morreale, A. Guidi, A. P. McPherson
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Magpick: an Augmented Guitar Pick for Nuanced Control
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Proc. New Interfaces for Musical Expression
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Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
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2019
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2019
J. Harrison, A. Chamberlain, A. P. McPherson
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Accessible Instruments in the Wild: Engaging with a Community of Learning-Disabled Musicians
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Conference for Human Computer Interaction (CHI) 2019
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Glasgow, Scotland, UK
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2019
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2019
A. McPherson, S. Benford
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Music, design and ethnography: an interview with Steve Benford
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New Directions Music and Human-Computer Interaction; Holland, S., Mudd, T., Wilkie-McKenna, K., McPherson, A., Wanderley, M. M. (eds.); Springer
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2019
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2019
C. Nordmoen, J. Armitage, F. Morreale, R. Stewart, A. McPherson
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Making Sense of Sensors: Discovery through Craft Practice with an Open-Ended Sensor Material
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Proc. ACM Designing Interactive Systems (DIS)
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San Diego, Californis, USA
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2019
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2019
L. S. Pardue and A. McPherson
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Real-Time Aural and Visual Feedback for Improving Violin Intonation
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Frontiers in Psychology
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2019
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2019
L. Mice and A. P. McPherson.
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Embodied Cognition in Performers of Large Acoustic Instruments as a Method of Designing Large Digital Musical Instruments
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Proc. Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research Conference
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Marseille, France
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2019
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2018
L. Donovan
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Travelling Wave Control of Stringed Musical Instruments
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PhD thesis, Queen Mary University of London
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2018
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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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