The Architecture of Auracle: a Real-Time, Distributed, Collaborative Instrument

Auracle is a “group instrument,” controlled by the voice, for real-time, interactive, distributed music making over the Internet. It is implemented in the JavaTM programming language using a combination of publicly available libraries (JSyn and TransJam) and custom-built components. This paper describes how the various pieces — the voice analysis, network communication, and sound synthesis — are individually built and how they are combined to form Auracle. Keywords Interactive Music Systems, Networking and Control, Voice and Speech Analysis, Auracle, JSyn, TransJam, Linear Prediction, Neural Networks, Voice Interface, Open Sound Control

• Type: Conference
• Year: 2004
• Where: NIME
• Authors: Chandrasekhar Ramakrishnan, Jason Freeman, Kristjan Varnik, David Birchfield, Phil Burk, Max Neuhaus
• Keywords: JavaTM Programming Language, Keywords Interactive Music, NIME 2004, Open Sound Control