Martha de Francisco et al 2022-04-15 Martha de Francisco et al 2022-04-15

Recording and mixing a French sound: The case of Beethoven’s Erard Frères piano

On a fundamental level, we ask what differentiated a “French” from a “Viennese” sound; but taking into account the skills of both builder and player, along with the complex affordances of a particular type of instrument, we also ask what made Beethoven a “fast learner” on a new instrument and his Paris-based rival Steibelt an “expert” of a familiar one—one that lent itself well to what in France was known as son continu, or the skill of sustaining or “spinning” sound.

Ying-Ying Zhang & Jithin Thilakan 2021-05-01 Ying-Ying Zhang & Jithin Thilakan 2021-05-01

An investigation of choral blending through soundfield capture, acoustic evaluation, and perceptual analysis methods

By exploring the relationship between spatial distance and choral blend, this project aims to be the initial step in creating a body of research within ACTOR to evaluate choral blend from the perspectives of both singers and listeners.The results of these studies could be compared in order to understand similarities and differences between two types of sectional performers.

Malte Kob et al 2020-09-15 Malte Kob et al 2020-09-15

Online guide to room acoustics for musicians

Creation of an internet-based guide for musicians that describes in layman terms the fundamentals of acoustic features of musical instruments, stages, performance and rehearsal rooms using visual and auditory examples

Martha de Francisco et al 2020-09-15 Martha de Francisco et al 2020-09-15

Path of Miracles – A multitrack recording in 3D audio to recreate choral blend

The historical Chapelle du Grand Séminaire de Montréal presents the acoustical canvas for a choral recording. 32 microphones will be placed strategically, 18 spot microphones, one for each singer, 8 highly positioned ambient microphones in varying distances, and 6 height microphones will capture the immersive sound above the choir.

Victor Cordero et al 2019-09-15 Victor Cordero et al 2019-09-15

ODESSA II: Orchestration and Re-Orchestration

In three recording sessions taking place at the Haute école de musique (HEM) de Genève in October, 2019, different orchestral extracts were recorded so as to study several facets of orchestration and acoustics, such as timbral equilibrium and contrast.

Martha de Francisco et al 2018-09-15 Martha de Francisco et al 2018-09-15

ODESSA: Orchestral Distribution Effects in Sound, Space, and Acoustics

An interdisciplinary symphonic recording for the study of orchestral sound. With the aim to study orchestral blending effects, a joint music production and evaluation of an orchestral recording was realized. Excerpts of the work were recorded in the full orchestral setting or in variable combinations of single instruments, partial or complete orchestral sections performing together, which illustrated timbre blending between the groups.