Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics
CCRMA Seeks Facilities Specialist
Happy late summer to all! The staff at CCRMA are *elated* to announce that we are searching for a new person to join our team. Please feel free to ask questions of any of us about the position.
Detailed job posting and application can be found here: https://careersearch.stanford.edu/jobs/facilities-specialist-1-on-site-2...
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Upcoming Events
Ensemble Adapter
Date:
Sun, 02/11/2024 - 7:30pm - 9:00pm
Location:
CCRMA Stage / CCRMA LIVE
Event Type:
Concert 
FREE
Open to the Public
Recent Events
EXPLORING APPROACHES TO MULTI-TASK AUTOMATIC SYNTHESIZER PROGRAMMING
Date:
Mon, 08/21/2023 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Classroom
Event Type:
Guest Lecture 
Automatic Synthesizer Programming is the task of transform-
ing an audio signal that was generated from a virtual instru-
ment, into the parameters of a sound synthesizer that would
generate this signal. In the past, this could only be done for
one virtual instrument. In this paper, we expand the current
literature by exploring approaches to automatic synthesizer
programming for multiple virtual instruments. Two different
approaches to multi-task automatic synthesizer programming
are presented. We find that the joint-decoder approach per-
forms best. We also evaluate the performance of this model
FREE
Open to the Public
Retrieving musical information from neural data: how cognitive features enrich acoustic ones
Date:
Fri, 08/18/2023 - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Location:
Classroom
Event Type:
Guest Lecture 
Various features, from low-level acoustics, to higher-level
statistical regularities, to memory associations, contribute
to the experience of musical enjoyment and pleasure. Re-
cent work suggests that musical surprisal, that is, the un-
expectedness of a musical event given its context, may di-
rectly predict listeners’ experiences of pleasure and enjoy-
ment during music listening. Understanding how surprisal
shapes listeners’ preferences for certain musical pieces has
implications for music recommender systems, which are
typically content- (both acoustic or semantic) or metadata-
FREE
Open to the Public
Insights into Soundscape Synthesis and Energy consumption of Sound Event Detection systems
Date:
Thu, 08/17/2023 - 10:00am - 11:00am
Location:
Classroom
Event Type:
Guest Lecture 
FREE
Open to the Public
The Sound of AI Accelerator
Date:
Wed, 08/16/2023 - 11:00am - 12:00pm
Location:
Classroom
Event Type:
Guest Lecture 
"The Sound of AI Accelerator: From Idea to Music AI Startup"
Are you interested in starting a music AI company? In this talk, Valerio will introduce The Sound of AI Accelerator, the first startup accelerator focused on music, audio, and voice AI.
FREE
Open to the Public
Recent News
Palette of sound: Triple CCRMAlite’s excursion through time
The Triple CCRMAlite performance this past Sunday at Bing Concert Hall was a celebration of three important dates for the Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA): the 40th anniversary of CCRMA, the 50th anniversary of the first computer program for music on campus, and the 80th birthday of CCRMA founder John Chowning Ph.D. ’66. The program featured a science fair of student research in the lobby, as well as a concert showcasing works from Chowning, French composer Jean-Claude Risset, and former CCRMA Research Associate Bill Schottstaedt.
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The creativity of 'karma'
Palo Alto Weekly writer Nick Veronin takes a look at recent work being done at CCRMA and profiles the upcoming "Designing Musical Games::Gaming Musical Design", "New Music Controllers" and "3D Printing for Acoustics" Summer Workshops.
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Review: Auditory Hallucinations, Composed
Congratulations to Jonathan Berger for more great reviews of his "Visitations!"
How Music Hijacks Our Perception of Time
Very interesting article by Dr. Jonathan Berger! "One evening, some 40 years ago, I got lost in time. I was at a performance of Schubert’s String Quintet in C major. During the second movement I had the unnerving feeling that time was literally grinding to a halt. The sensation was powerful, visceral, overwhelming. It was a life-changing moment, or, as it felt at the time, a life-changing eon.
It has been my goal ever since to compose music that usurps the perceived flow of time and commandeers the sense of how time passes. Although I’ve learned to manipulate subjective time, I still stand in awe of Schubert’s unparalleled power.
Holly Herndon's New Single Named Best New Track on Pitchfork
Congratulations to our own Holly Herndon, once again in the news!
"In reviewing electronic music composer Holly Herndon’s breakout debut, 2012's Movement, we noted her penchant for "Bending one person's voice into phantasmagorias", which continues on her newest, breath-halting single, “Chorus”." Read more, and watch video here...
