University of North Texas 
CEMI Research
Sound Composition and Physical Computing - Panayiotis Kokoras
Useless box (2023) for box operator and electronics. Duration: 13’
Useless Box integrates machine listening, physical computing, and performative interactivity
in a singular instrument-installation. The autonomous box cycles through three operational
stages - Sense, Think, Act - employing infrared sensors, gyroscopes, piezo-elements,
and switches to gather real-time environmental and gestural data. These inputs are
processed in a Max/MSP environment which directs a network of actuators (motors, lights,
a fan, a pump, even a vape-pen) to generate choreographed sonic behaviors. The work
invites reflection on agency, machine autonomy, and the boundaries between instrument
and performer, merging sound art and robotics in a single theatrical gesture.
Python library for pitch class set and rhythmic sequences - Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
A python library for pitch class set and rhythmic sequences classification and manipulation,
the generation of networks in generalized music and sound spaces, deep learning algorithms
for music generation, and computational tools for composition and performance.
Music Complexity - Marco Buongiorno Nardelli
Music, as language, is a trait shared by all human societies. Through the establishment
of the new field of “Music Complexity” we can establish the foundations to develop
a quantitative, data-centered, and complexity-based framework for understanding music
as the computational, cognitive, cultural, and social agent that has shaped human
societies for more than 40,000 years. In this course, students will learn the fundamentals
of music from a computational reasoning perspective, and how these reflect on the
complexity of musical structures.
Assorted Tools for Interactive Music in Max and PureData - Andrew May
Assorted tools for interactive computer music in Max and PureData environments.
CEMI VST Plugins - Jon Nelson, Christopher Poovey, Alex Buehler, Alejandro Carrillo, Miguel Espinel, Kyle Snow,
This is a compilation of VST plug-in instruments and effects created in csound using the Cabbage framework as a part of Jon Nelson's class on the subject. The VSTs are compiled for both windows and mac machines. Download them for Mac and Windows.
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Cue Web - Christopher Poovey
Originally designed for Joeseph Klien's modular composition, an Unaware Cosmos, which is being written to contain up to twenty different ensembles, Cue Web creates a server that can give cues to devices connected to it on a network from a single location. This solves many problems in performance of specialized pieces where ensembles often must have separate conductors who try to synchronize with each other. The software can cue, conduct, countdown, and even relay messages to ensembles or individual performers who have any device that can run a modern web browser.
Hybrid Arts Lab (HAL) - David Stout
CEMI has a direct link to the UNT iARTA Research Cluster and its Hybrid Arts Lab (HAL) with overlaps in faculty and student participants.
SENSE - Holistic Listening Experience - Panayiotis Kokoras
This project describes the construction of a system for tactile sound using various types of transducers and explores compositional techniques optimized for tactile sensation as another musical element.
Virtual Reality Sonic Toolkit - Michael Smith
Current research being done by Doctoral student Michael Smith includes the creation of a virtual reality sonic toolkit. Utilizing the HTC Vive within the Unity game engine, the toolkit would allow the user to control sound movement within a headphone mix or multi-channel speaker environment. Goals for the project include the recording of panning trajectories for use in an ambisonic panning paradigm, utilization of physics in Unity, and the preparation of speaker arrangements within a virtual space (to mimic the real physical dimensions).