Automatic Synthesizer Preset Generation with PresetGen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5305133 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kivanç Tatar (0000-0003-4133-8641, Simon Fraser University), Kıvanç Tatar (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.), Matthieu Macret (Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada.), Philippe Pasquier (0000-0001-8675-3561, Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada., corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 124-144 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of New Music Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0929-8215 • E-ISSN: 1744-5027 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09298215.2016.1175481 |
| OpenAlex | W2345690065 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 16 |
We refer the task of finding preset(s) (i.e. set(s) of synthesizer parameters) that approximates a target sound best, as the preset generation problem. PresetGen addresses this problem regarding the real world synthesizer, OP-1. The OP-1 consists of several synthesis blocks, and it is not fully deterministic. We propose and evaluate a solution to preset generation using a multi-objective Non-dominated Sorting-Genetic-Algorithm-II. PresetGen handles the full problem complexity and returns a small set of presets that approximate the target sound best by covering the Pareto front of this multi-objective optimization problem. Moreover, we present an empirical evaluation experiment that compares the performance of three human sound designers to that of PresetGen. The results show that PresetGen is human-competitive
Algorithm · Mathematical optimization · Programming language · Sorting · Computer Science · Engineering · Evolutionary Algorithms and Applications · Mathematics · Music and Audio Processing · Music Technology and Sound Studies
| Unique citing works | 1 |
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| Citations per year | 0.14 |
| Citation span | 2019 - 2019 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |