[Research Paper]

Muscle Memory

See:

• Musical Muscle Memory and the Haptic Display of Performance Nuance [pdf]

(C.Chafe, S. O'Modhrain "Musical Muscle Memory and the Haptic Display of Performance Nuance," Proc. Intl. Computer Music Conf. Hong Kong, Sept. 1996 [STAN-M-99])

Explores the extraction and editing of nuances in performance through the sense of touch. Expressive variations in MIDI piano recordings were obtained. A force-feedback interface displays in real time an analysis of the performer's musical conception and can be used to graft aspects of one performance onto another.