Prof Andrew Mcpherson

Andrew Mcpherson

Professor of Musical Interaction

School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science
Queen Mary University of London
www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/people/profiles/mcphersonandrew.html
Centre for Multimodal AI

Research

Augmented Instruments, Sound and Music Computing, New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Interests

I am an electrical engineer and a composer by training, and my research interests lie at the boundaries between music composition and performance, analog and digital hardware design, digital signal processing and human-computer interaction. I am particularly interested in creating new expressive tools for musicians, including electronically-augmented acoustic instruments, novel hardware/software interfaces for live performance, and intuitive mapping strategies between gesture and sound. I'm also interested in quantitative modelling of expressive performance, focusing especially on the link between expressive intent and physical gesture.

As a classically-trained musician, I believe that computing can have a place in even the most traditional arts venues, and I emphasise the importance of getting research products into the hands of musicians and artists, and indeed involving artists throughout the research process.

Publications

solid heart iconPublications of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI

2024

Relevant PublicationShifting Ambiguity, Collapsing Indeterminacy: Designing with Data as Baradian Apparatus
Reed CN, Benito AL, Caspe F and McPherson AP
Acm Transactions On Computer-Human Interaction, Association For Computing Machinery (Acm) vol. 31 (6), 1-41.  
06-12-2024
bullet iconReal-time Timbre Remapping with Differentiable DSP
Shier J, Saitis C, Robertson A and McPherson A
 
05-07-2024
Relevant PublicationEntangling Entanglement: A Diffractive Dialogue on HCI and Musical Interactions
Morrison L and McPherson A
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-17.  
11-05-2024
Relevant PublicationThinking with Sound: Exploring the Experience of Listening to an Ultrasonic Art Installation
Robson N, McPherson A and Bryan-Kinns N
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-14.  
11-05-2024
Relevant PublicationAuditory imagery ability influences accuracy when singing with altered auditory feedback
Reed CN, Pearce M and McPherson A
Musicae Scientiae, Sage Publications 
15-02-2024
Relevant PublicationA review of differentiable digital signal processing for music and speech synthesis
Hayes B, Shier J, Fazekas G, McPherson A and Saitis C
Frontiers in Signal Processing, Frontiers vol. 3 
11-01-2024
Relevant PublicationReal-time Timbre Remapping with Differentiable DSP
Shier J, Saitis C, Robertson A and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2024

2023

Relevant PublicationReal-time Percussive Technique Recognition and Embedding Learning for the Acoustic Guitar
Martelloni A, Mcpherson AP and Barthet M
24th International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference Milan, Italy 5 Nov 2023 - 9 Nov 2023. 
05-11-2023
Relevant PublicationDifferentiable Modelling of Percussive Audio with Transient and Spectral Synthesis
Shier J, Caspe F, Robertson A, Sandler M, Mcpherson A and Saitis C
10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum) 11 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023. 
11-09-2023
Relevant PublicationTowards Orchestrating Physically Modelled 2D Percussion Instruments
Wolstanholme L and Mcpherson A
10th Convention of the European Acoustics Association (Forum Acusticum) Turin, Italy 11 Sep 2023 - 15 Sep 2023. 
11-09-2023
Relevant PublicationHearing from Within a Sound: A Series of Techniques for Deconstructing and Spatialising Timbre
Wolstanholme L, Vahidi C and Mcpherson A
International Conference on Spatial and Immersive Audio (AES) University of Huddersfield 23 Aug 2023 - 25 Aug 2023. 
23-08-2023
Relevant PublicationFM Tone Transfer with Envelope Learning
Caspe F, Mcpherson A and Sandler M
AudioMostly 2023 Edinburgh 30 Aug 2023 - 1 Sep 2023. 
10-08-2023
Relevant PublicationWhat the Sensor Knows: More-Than-Human Knowledge Co-Production in Wood Carving
Nordmoen C and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 779-789.  
10-07-2023
Relevant PublicationWhen Materials Meet Sound: Discovering the Meaning of Deformable Materials in Musical Interaction
Zheng J, Mcpherson A and Bryan-Kinns N
Proceedings of the 2023 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 312-325.  
10-07-2023
Relevant PublicationPipeline for recording datasets and running neural networks on the Bela embedded hardware platform
Pelinski Ramos T, Diaz Fernandez R, Benito Temprano AL and Mcpherson A
NIME 2023 Mexico City, Mexico 31 May 2023 - 2 Jun 2023. 
31-05-2023
Relevant PublicationTransmitting Digital Lutherie Knowledge: The Rashomon Effect for DMI Designers
Zayas-Garin E, Nordmoen C and Mcpherson A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression 2023 Mexico City 31 May 2023 - 3 Jun 2023. 
31-05-2023
Relevant PublicationAn embedded multichannel sound acquisition system for drone audition
Clayton M, Wang L, Mcpherson A and Cavallaro A
Ieee Sensors Journal, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers 
10-05-2023
Relevant PublicationChaos Bells: Instrument Size and Entangled Music Performance
Mice L and McPherson AP
Contemporary Music Review, Taylor & Francis vol. 42 (3), 363-375.  
04-05-2023
Relevant PublicationComputing ecosystems: neural networks and embedded hardware platforms
Pelinski Ramos T, Caspe F, Mcpherson A and Sandler M
CHI 2023 Hamburg, Germany 23 May 2023 - 28 May 2023. 
22-04-2023
Relevant PublicationNegotiating Experience and Communicating Information Through Abstract Metaphor
Reed CN, Strohmeier P and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the 2023 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-16.  
19-04-2023
Relevant PublicationThe Body as Sound: Unpacking Vocal Embodiment through Auditory Biofeedback
Reed CN and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the Seventeenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 1-15.  
26-02-2023

2022

Relevant PublicationDDX7: Differentiable FM Synthesis of Musical Instrument Sounds
Caspe F, Mcpherson A and Sandler M
23rd International Society for Music Information Retrieval Conference (ISMIR 2022) Bengaluru, India 4 Dec 2022 - 8 Dec 2022. 
04-12-2022
Relevant PublicationSound -> Object -> Gesture: Physical Affordances of Virtual Materials
Pigrem J, Mcpherson A, Bryan-Kinns N and Jack R
AudioMostly 2022., 59-66.  
06-09-2022
Relevant PublicationUseless, not Worthless: Absurd Making as Critical Practice
Lepri G, Mcpherson A and Bowers J
ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems. 
01-07-2022
Relevant PublicationThe M in NIME: Motivic analysis and the case for a musicology of NIME performances
Mice L and Mcpherson A
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression Auckland, New Zealand 28 Jun 2022 - 1 Jul 2022. 
28-06-2022
Relevant PublicationBeing With The Waves: An Ultrasonic Art Installation Enabling Rich Interaction Without Sensors
Robson N, McPherson A and Bryan-Kinns N
NIME 2022. 
28-06-2022
Relevant PublicationThe 10,000 Instruments Workshop - (Im)practical Research for Critical Speculation
Lepri G, Bowers J, Topley S, Stapleton P, Bennett P, Andersen K and McPherson A
NIME 2022. 
28-06-2022
Relevant PublicationQuantitative evaluation of aspects of embodiment in new digital musical instruments
Guidi A and McPherson A
NIME 2022. 
28-06-2022
Relevant PublicationDialogic Design of Accessible Digital Musical Instruments: Investigating Performer Experience
Zayas-Garin E and McPherson A
NIME 2022. 
28-06-2022
Relevant PublicationExploring Experiences with New Musical Instruments through Microphenomenology
Reed CN, Nordmoen C, Martelloni A, Lepri G, Robson N, Zayas-Garin E, Cotton K, Mice L and McPherson A
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
16-06-2022
Relevant PublicationMaterial Matters: Exploring Materiality in Digital Musical Instruments Design
Zheng J, Bryan-Kinns N and McPherson AP
Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 976-986.  
13-06-2022
Relevant PublicationMaking space for material entanglements: A diffractive analysis of woodwork and the practice of making an interactive system
Nordmoen C and McPherson AP
Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 415-423.  
13-06-2022
Relevant PublicationSuper Size Me: Interface Size, Identity and Embodiment in Digital Musical Instrument Design
Mice L and McPherson AP
CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-15.  
29-04-2022
Relevant PublicationSinging Knit: Soft Knit Biosensing for Augmenting Vocal Performances
Reed CN, Skach S, Strohmeier P and McPherson AP
Augmented Humans 2022., 170-183.  
13-03-2022
Relevant PublicationOn mediating space, sound and experience: interviews with situated sound art practitioners
Robson N, Bryan-Kinns N and Mcpherson A
Organised Sound: An International Journal of Music and Technology, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 28 (1) 
09-02-2022

2021

bullet iconA TMR Angle Sensor for Gesture Acquisition and Disambiguation on the Electric Guitar
Benito Temprano A and Mcpherson AP
Audio Mostly 2021 (AM'21). Sonic experiences in the era of the Internet of Sounds University of Trento (Italy) [Online] 1 Sep 2021 - 3 Sep 2021. 
01-09-2021
Relevant PublicationEmbrace the Weirdness: Negotiating Values Inscribed into Music Technology
Lepri G and McPherson A
Computer Music Journal, Mit Press vol. 45 (3), 39-57.  
01-09-2021
bullet iconDMI Apprenticeship: Sharing and Replicating Musical Artefacts
Zayas-Garin L, Harrison J, Jack R and McPherson A
NIME 2021. 
01-07-2021
bullet iconGuitar augmentation for Percussive Fingerstyle: Combining self-reflexive practice and user-centred design
Martelloni A, McPherson A and Barthet M
NIME 2021. 
01-06-2021
Relevant PublicationEmbodied Cognition in Performers of Large Acoustic Instruments as a Method of Designing New Large Digital Musical Instruments
Mice L and Mcpherson A
In Perception, Representations, Image, Sound, Music 14th International Symposium, Cmmr 2019, Marseille, France, October 14–18, 2019, Revised Selected Papers, Springer 577-590. Editors: Kronland-Martinet R, Ystad S and Aramaki M. 
10-03-2021
bullet iconSurface Electromyography for Sensing Performance Intention and Musical Imagery in Vocalists
Reed CN and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the Fifteenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 1-11.  
14-02-2021

2020

bullet iconPerformer Experience on a Continuous Keyboard Instrument
Moro G and McPherson AP
Computer Music Journal, Mit Press vol. 44 (2-3), 69-91.  
27-07-2020
bullet iconFrom miming to NIMEing: the development of idiomatic gestural language on large scale DMIs
Mice L and Mcpherson A
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression Birmingham UK 21 Jul 2020 - 25 Jul 2020. Editors: Michon R and Schroeder F. 
21-07-2020
bullet iconA platform for low-latency continuous keyboard sensing and sound generation
Moro G and Mcpherson A
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 21 Jul 2020 - 25 Jul 2020. 
20-07-2020
bullet iconPercussive Fingerstyle Guitar through the Lens of NIME: an Interview Study
Martelloni A, Mcpherson A and Barthet M
New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME) Royal Birmingham Conservatoire 22 Jul 2020 - 25 Jul 2020. 
20-07-2020
bullet iconPlay Make Believe: Exploring Design Fiction and Absurd Making for Critical NIME
Lepri G, Mcpherson A, Nonnis A, Stapleton P, Andersen K, Mudd T, Bowers J, Bennett P and Topley S
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Workshop (NIME '20), Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham, UK.. 
15-07-2020
bullet iconUseless, not Worthless
Lepri G, McPherson A and Bowers J
Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 1887-1899.  
03-07-2020
bullet iconBeholden to Our Tools: Negotiating with Technology while Sketching Digital Instruments
Mcpherson A and Lepri G
New Interfaces For Musical Expression. 
03-06-2020
bullet iconIdiomatic Patterns and Aesthetic Influence in Computer Music Languages
McPherson A and Tahıroğlu K
Organised Sound, Cambridge University Press (Cup) vol. 25 (1), 53-63.  
04-03-2020
bullet iconSurface electromyography for direct vocal control
Reed CN and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 458-463.  
01-01-2020
bullet iconDesign for auditory imagery: Altering instruments to explore performer fluency
Guidi A, Morreale F and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 103-108.  
01-01-2020
bullet iconA nime of the times: Developing an outward-looking political agenda for this community
Morreale F, Bin SMA, McPherson AP, Stapleton P and Wanderley MM
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 160-165.  
01-01-2020
bullet iconSoma design for nime
Avila JM, Tsaknaki V, Karpashevich P, Windlin C, Valenti N, Höök K, McPherson A and Benford S
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 489-494.  
01-01-2020
bullet iconDigital musical instruments as research products
Jack RH, Harrison J and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 446-451.  
01-01-2020

2019

bullet iconEmbodied Cognition in Performers of Large Acoustic Instruments as a Method of Designing New Large Digital Musical Instruments
Mice L and Mcpherson AP
Computer Music Multidisciplinary Research Marseille, France 14 Oct 2019 - 18 Oct 2019. Editors: Mice L and Mcpherson AP. 
14-10-2019
bullet iconBricolage in a hybrid digital lutherie context
Armitage J and McPherson A
Proceedings of the 14th International Audio Mostly Conference: A Journey in Sound., 82-89.  
18-09-2019
bullet iconBricolage in a hybrid digital lutherie context: a workshop study
Armitage J and Mcpherson A
Audio Mostly University of Nottingham 17 Sep 2019 - 20 Sep 2019. 
17-09-2019
bullet iconAugmenting Musical Performance
McPherson A
In The Cambridge Companion to Music in Digital Culture, Cambridge University Press (Cup) 193-196.  
30-08-2019
bullet iconMaking Sense of Sensors
Nordmoen C, Armitage J, Morreale F, Stewart R and McPherson A
Proceedings of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference., 135-146.  
18-06-2019
bullet iconFictional Instruments, Real Values: Discovering Musical Backgrounds with Non-Functional Prototypes
LEPRI G and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
03-06-2019
bullet iconMaking Up Instruments: Design Fiction for Value Discovery in Communities of Musical Practice
LEPRI G and MCPHERSON A
Designing Interactive Systems San Diego California USA. 
01-06-2019
bullet iconFailing with Style
Hazzard A, Greenhalgh C, Kallionpaa M, Benford S, Veinberg A, Kanga Z and McPherson A
Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-14.  
02-05-2019
bullet iconAccessible Instruments in the Wild
Harrison J, Chamberlain A and McPherson AP
Extended Abstracts of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 1-6.  
02-05-2019
bullet iconReal-Time Aural and Visual Feedback for Improving Violin Intonation.
Pardue LS and McPherson A
Front Psychol vol. 10, 627-627.  
02-04-2019
bullet iconMusical Instruments for Novices: Comparing NIME, HCI and Crowdfunding Approaches
MCPHERSON A, MORREALE F and HARRISON J
In New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Editors: Holland S, Wilkie-McKenna K, Mudd T, MCPHERSON A and Wanderley M. 
01-01-2019
bullet iconMagpick: An augmented guitar pick for nuanced control
Morreale F, Guidi A and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 65-70.  
01-01-2019
bullet iconSeparating sound from source: sonic transformation of the violin through electrodynamic pickups and acoustic actuation
Pardue LS, Buys K, Edinger M, Overholt D and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 278-283.  
01-01-2019
bullet iconThe Poetry of Strange Connections: An Interview with Bill Verplank
McPherson A and Verplank B
In New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Nature 61-70.  
01-01-2019
bullet iconMusic, Design and Ethnography: An Interview with Steve Benford
McPherson A and Benford S
In New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Nature 213-220.  
01-01-2019
bullet iconUnderstanding Music Interaction, and Why It Matters
Holland S, Mudd T, Wilkie-McKenna K, McPherson A and Wanderley MM
In New Directions in Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Nature 1-20.  
01-01-2019
bullet iconSmart instruments: Towards an ecosystem of interoperable devices connecting performers and audiences
Turchet L, McPherson A and Fischione C
SMC 2016 - 13th Sound and Music Computing Conference, Proceedings., 498-505.  
01-01-2019

2018

bullet iconEffect of Instrument Structure Alterations on Violin Performance
MORREALE F, ARMITAGE J and MCPHERSON A
Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers Media 
06-12-2018
bullet iconHackable Instruments: Supporting Appropriation and Modification in Digital Musical Interaction
ZAPPI V and MCPHERSON A
Frontiers in Ict vol. 5 (26) 
04-10-2018
bullet iconAction-sound Latency and the Perceived Quality of Digital Musical Instruments: Comparing Professional Percussionists and Amateur Musicians
JACK RH, MEHRABI A, Stockman T and MCPHERSON A
Music Perception, University of California Press Editors: Stevens K and Hutchings K. 
21-08-2018
bullet iconReal-Time Hit Classification in a Smart Cajón
Turchet L, McPherson A and Barthet M
Frontiers in Ict, Frontiers vol. 5 
10-07-2018
bullet iconReal-time bowed string feature extraction for performance applications
BUYS K and MCPHERSON A
Sound and Music Computing Cyprus 4 Mar 2018 - 7 Mar 2018. 
04-07-2018
bullet iconCrafting Digital Musical Instruments: An Exploratory Workshop Study
ARMITAGE JDK and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
03-06-2018
bullet iconRisky business: Disfluency as a design strategy
BIN SMA, BRYAN-KINNS N and MCPHERSON AP
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Blacksburg, VA, USA 3 Jun 2018 - 7 Jun 2018. 
02-06-2018
bullet iconCo-design of a smart Cajón
Turchet L, McPherson A and Barthet M
Aes: Journal of The Audio Engineering Society vol. 66 (4), 220-230.  
01-04-2018
bullet iconNIME identity from the performer’s perspective
Morreale F, McPherson AP and Wanderley MM
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 168-173.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconMirroring the past, from typewriting to interactive art: An approach to the re-design of a vintage technology
Lepri G and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 328-333.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconImproving the instrumental learning experience through complexity management
Pardue LS, McPherson A and Overholt D
Proceedings of the 15th Sound and Music Computing Conference: Sonic Crossings, SMC 2018., 150-157.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconDo we speak sensor? Cultural constraints of embodied interaction
Pigrem J and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 382-385.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconWhen is a guitar not a guitar? Cultural form, input modality and expertise
Harrison J, Jack RH, Morreale F and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 299-304.  
01-01-2018
bullet iconDemocratising DMIs: The relationship of expertise and control intimacy
Jack RH, Harrison J, Morreale F and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 134-139.  
01-01-2018

2017

Relevant PublicationDynamic temporal behaviour of the keyboard action on the Hammond organ and its perceptual significance
MORO G, MCPHERSON A and SANDLER M
Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America 
10-11-2017
bullet iconHands where we can see them! Investigating the impact of gesture size on audience perception
Bin SMA, Bryan-Kinns N and McPherson A
International Computer Music Conference Shanghai, China 16 Oct 2017 - 20 Oct 2017. 
16-10-2017
bullet iconIn-the-moment and beyond: Combining post-hoc and real time data for the study of audience perception of electronic music performance
BIN SMA, MORREALE F, BRYAN-KINNS N and MCPHERSON A
ACM Interact 2017 Mumbai, India 25 Sep 2017 - 29 Sep 2017. 
25-09-2017
bullet iconAdapting the Bass Guitar for One-Handed Playing
HARRISON JTF and McPherson AP
Journal of New Music Research, Taylor & Francis (Routledge) vol. 46 (3), 270-285.  
28-06-2017
bullet iconRich gesture, reduced control
Jack RH, Stockman T and McPherson A
Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Movement Computing., 1-8.  
28-06-2017
bullet iconNIMEcraft Workshop: Exploring the Subtleties of Digital Lutherie
MCPHERSON A, ARMITAGE JDK, BIN SMA, MORREALE F and JACK R
New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-06-2017
bullet iconThe finer the musician, the smaller the details: NIMEcraft under the microscope
Armitage J, Morreale F and McPherson A
New Instruments for Musical Expression 2017 Copenhagen, Denmark 14 May 2017 - 19 May 2017. 
14-05-2017
bullet iconBuilding a Maker Community Around an Open Hardware Platform
Morreale F, Moro G, Chamberlain A, Benford S and MCPHERSON A
ACM SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Denver, CO, USA 6 May 2017 - 11 May 2017. 
06-05-2017
bullet iconConstraining Control in Mixed-Initiative Musical Interfaces
MORREALE F, Masu R and MCPHERSON
MICI 2017: CHI Workshop on Mixed-Initiative Creative Interfaces. 
06-05-2017
bullet iconBela: An embedded platform for low-latency feedback control of sound
McPherson A
The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (Asa) vol. 141 (5), 3618-3618.  
01-05-2017
bullet iconTraveling wave control of stringed musical instruments
Donovan L and McPherson A
The Journal of The Acoustical Society of America, Acoustical Society of America (Asa) vol. 141 (5), 3619-3619.  
01-05-2017
bullet iconMaintaining and Constraining Performer Touch in the Design of Digital Musical Instruments
Jack RH, Stockman T and McPherson A
Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 717-720.  
20-03-2017
bullet iconDesign for longevity: Ongoing use of instruments from nime 2010-14
Morreale F and McPherson AP
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 192-197.  
01-01-2017
Relevant PublicationPiano Pedaller: A Measurement System for Classification and Visualisation of Piano Pedalling Techniques
Liang B, Fazekas G, McPherson A and Sandler M
Proc. of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), May 15-18, Copenhagen, Denmark., 325-329.  
01-01-2017
bullet icon2012: TouchKeys: Capacitive Multi-touch Sensing on a Physical Keyboard
McPherson A
In A Nime Reader, Springer Nature 419-432.  
01-01-2017
bullet iconAn adapted bass guitar for one-handed playing
Harrison J and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression., 507-508.  
01-01-2017

2016

Relevant PublicationClassification of Piano Pedaling Techniques Using Gesture Data from a Non-Intrusive Measurement System
LIANG B, fazekas G, mcpherson A and sandler M
DMRN+11: Digital Music Research Network One-day Workshop 2016 Centre for Digital Music, Queen Mary University of London 20 Dec 2016. 
20-12-2016
bullet iconEffect of latency on performer interaction and subjective quality assessment of a digital musical instrument
Jack RH, Stockman T and McPherson A
Proceedings of the Audio Mostly 2016., 116-123.  
04-10-2016
bullet iconAction-Sound Latency: Are Our Tools Fast Enough?
McPherson AP, Jack RH and Moro G
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, July 11-15, 2016 Griffith University, South Bank, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia 11 Jul 2016 - 15 Jul 2016. 
11-07-2016
bullet iconSkip the Pre-Concert Demo: How Technical Familiarity and Musical Style Affect Audience Response
BIN SMA, MCPHERSON AP and BRYAN-KINNS N
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Brisbane, Australia 11 Jul 2016 - 15 Jul 2016. vol. 16, 200-205.  
11-07-2016
bullet iconMaking High-Performance Embedded Instruments with Bela and Pure Data
MORO G, Bin A, Jack RH, Heinrichs C and McPherson AP
International Conference on Live Interfaces University of Sussex 29 Jun 2016 - 3 Jul 2016. 
29-06-2016
bullet iconDesigning for Exploratory Play with a Hackable Digital Musical Instrument
MCPHERSON A, Chamberlain A, Hazzard A, McGrath S and Benford S
ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems Brisbane, Australia. 
04-06-2016
bullet iconEvolving the process of a virtual composer
Sulyok C, MCPHERSON A and Harte C
Natural Computing, Springer 
03-06-2016
bullet iconMusic and HCI
Holland S, McPherson AP, Mackay WE, Wanderley MM, Gurevich MD, Mudd TW, O'Modhrain S, Wilkie KL, Malloch JW, Garcia J and Johnston A
Proceedings of the 2016 CHI Conference Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems., 3339-3346.  
07-05-2016
bullet iconPerformance-Led Design of Computationally Generated Audio for Interactive Applications
Heinrichs C and McPherson A
Proceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 697-700.  
14-02-2016
bullet iconNavigation of Pitch Space on a Digital Musical Instrument with Dynamic Tactile Feedback
Jack R, Stockman T and McPherson A
Proceedings of the TEI '16: Tenth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction., 3-11.  
14-02-2016

2015

bullet iconA Low-Cost Real-Time Tracking System for Violin
Pardue LS, Harte C and MCPHERSON A
Journal of New Music Research, Taylor &Amp; Francis (Routledge): Ssh Titles, 1-19.  
08-10-2015
bullet iconCorpus-taught Evolutionary Music Composition
Sulyok C, McPherson A and Harte C
07/20/2015-07/24/2015., 587-594.  
20-07-2015
bullet iconIntegrating optical finger motion tracking with surface touch events
MacRitchie J and MCPHERSON A
Frontiers in Psychology, Frontiers vol. 6 (702) 
02-06-2015
bullet iconButtons, Handles, and Keys: Advances in Continuous-Control Keyboard Instruments
McPherson A
Computer Music Journal, Mit Press vol. 39 (2), 28-46.  
01-06-2015
bullet iconThe design of tactile musical devices for the deaf
Jack RH, MCPHERSON A and Stockman T
International Conference on the Multimodal Experience of Music Sheffield, UK. 
01-01-2015
bullet iconExposing the scaffolding of digital instruments with hardware-software feedback loops
Zappi V and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Baton Rouge, USA. 
01-01-2015
bullet iconHighland piping ornament recognition using Dynamic Time Warping
Menzies DWH and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Baton Rouge, USA. 
01-01-2015
bullet iconActive control of a string instrument bridge using the Posicast technique
Donovan L and MCPHERSON A
138th Audio Engineering Society Convention Warsaw, Poland. 
01-01-2015
bullet iconAn environment for submillisecond-latency audio and sensor processing on BeagleBone Black
MCPHERSON A and Zappi V
138th Audio Engineering Society Convention Warsaw, Poland. 
01-01-2015
bullet iconApproximating non-linear inductors using time-variant linear filters
Moro G and McPherson AP
DAFx 2015 - Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects. 
01-01-2015

2014

Relevant PublicationAudio Effects: Theory, Implementation and Application
Reiss JD and McPherson A
 
01-01-2014
bullet iconHuman Performance of Computational Sound Models for Immersive Environments
Heinrichs C, MCPHERSON A and Farnell A
The New Soundtrack vol. 4 (2), 139-155.  
01-01-2014
bullet iconMapping and interaction strategies for performing environmental sound
Heinrichs C and MCPHERSON A
IEEE VR Workshop on Sonic Interaction in Virtual Environments (SIVE)., 25-30.  
01-01-2014
bullet iconDesign and use of a hackable digital instrument
Zappi V and MCPHERSON A
International Conference on Live Interfaces Lisbon, Portugal. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconLatency Performance for Real-Time Audio on BeagleBone Black
Topliss JW, Zappi V and MCPHERSON A
Linux Audio Conference Karlsruhe, Germany. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconDimensionality and appropriation in digital musical instrument design
Zappi V and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression London, UK. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconLow-latency audio pitch tracking: a multi-modal sensor-assisted approach
Pardue L, Nian D, Harte C and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconOptical measurement of acoustic drum strike locations
Sokolovskis J and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression London, UK. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconThe talking guitar: headstock tracking and mapping strategies
MCPHERSON A and Donovan L
New Interfaces for Musical Expression London, UK. 
01-01-2014
bullet iconRadear: a tangible spinning music sequencer
Gábana Arellano D and MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression London, UK. 
01-01-2014

2013

bullet iconEstimation of overdrive in music signals
Vetter L, Terrell MJ, Simpson AJR and McPherson A
134th Audio Engineering Society Convention 2013., 846-851.  
09-09-2013
bullet iconPiano Technique as a Case Study in Expressive Gestural Interaction
McPherson AP and Kim YE
In Music and Human-Computer Interaction, Springer Nature 123-138.  
01-01-2013
bullet iconA Digital Bagpipe Chanter System to Assist in One-to-One Piping Tuition
MENZIES DWH and MCPHERSON A
Proceedings of the Stockholm Music Acoustics Conference Stockholm., 440-445.  
01-01-2013
bullet icon3D Gestural Interaction with Harmonic Pitch Space
HEDGES TW and MCPHERSON A
Proceedings of the 10th Sound and Music Computing Conference (SMC) Stockholm., 103-108.  
01-01-2013
bullet iconPortable measurement and mapping of continuous piano gesture
MCPHERSON A
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Seoul, South Korea. 
01-01-2013
bullet iconNear-field optical reflectance sensing for violin bow tracking
MCPHERSON A and Pardue L
New Interfaces for Musical Expression Seoul, South Korea. 
01-01-2013
bullet iconThe space between the notes: adding expressive pitch control to the piano keyboard
MCPHERSON A, Gierakowski A and Stark A
ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI) Paris, France. 
01-01-2013

2012

Relevant PublicationReal-time implementation of glasberg & moore's loudness model for time-varying sounds
Burdiel E, Vetter L, Simpson AJR, Terrell MJ, Mcpherson A and Sandler M
133rd Audio Engineering Society Convention 2012, AES 2012. vol. 1, 107-115.  
01-12-2012
bullet iconRecreating the parallax effect associated with Fishtank VR in a Real-Time telepresence system using head-tracking and a robotic camera
Heinrichs C and McPherson A
ISMAR 2012 - 11th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2012, Science and Technology Papers., 283-284.  
01-12-2012
bullet iconThe problem of the second performer: building a community around an augmented piano
MCPHERSON A and Kim YE
Computer Music Journal, Mit Press vol. 36 (4), 10-27.  
01-01-2012
bullet iconThe emvibe: An electromagnetically actuated vibraphone
Britt NC, Snyder J and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2012
bullet iconAn electronic bagpipe chanter for automatic recognition of highland piping ornamentation
Menzies DWH and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2012
bullet iconTechniques and circuits for electromagnetic instrument actuation
McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2012
bullet iconTouchkeys: Capacitive multi-touch sensing on a physical keyboard
McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2012
bullet iconThe jd-1: An implementation of a hybrid keyboard/sequencer controller for analog synthesizers
Snyder J and McPherson A
Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. 
01-01-2012
bullet iconA hybrid keyboard-guitar interface using capacitive touch sensing and physical modeling
Heinrichs C and McPherson A
Proceedings of the 9th Sound and Music Computing Conference, SMC 2012. 
01-01-2012

2011

bullet iconMultidimensional gesture sensing at the piano keyboard
MCPHERSON A and Kim Y
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Vancouver, Canada 7 May 2011 - 12 May 2011., 2789-2798.  
01-01-2011
bullet iconDesign and applications of a multi-touch musical keyboard
MCPHERSON A and Kim Y
8th Sound and Music Computing Conference Padova, Italy 6 Jul 2011 - 9 Jul 2011. 
01-01-2011
bullet iconDesigning an expressive virtual percussion instrument
Dolhansky B, MCPHERSON A and Kim Y
8th Sound and Music Computing Conference Padova, Italy 6 Jul 2011 - 9 Jul 2011. 
01-01-2011

2010

bullet iconThe magnetic resonator piano: electronic augmentation of an acoustic grand piano
MCPHERSON A
Journal of New Music Research vol. 39 (3), 189-202.  
01-01-2010
bullet iconAugmenting the acoustic piano with electromagnetic string actuation and continuous key position sensing
MCPHERSON A and Kim Y
International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression Sydney, Australia 15 Jun 2010 - 18 Jun 2010., 217-222.  
01-01-2010
bullet iconToward a computationally-enhanced acoustic grand piano
MCPHERSON A and Kim Y
ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (Extended Abstracts) Atlanta, USA 10 Apr 2010 - 15 Apr 2010., 4141-4146.  
01-01-2010

Grants

solid heart iconGrants of specific relevance to the Centre for Multimodal AI
solid heart iconBela/RAEng Senior Research Fellowship in Embedded Music Computing: PhD studentship and consumables
Andrew Mcpherson
£68,000 Augmented Instruments Ltd
01-03-2021 - 28-02-2026
solid heart iconRAEng Senior Research Fellowship : Embedded music computing
Andrew Mcpherson
£208,774 Royal Academy of Engineering
01-03-2021 - 28-02-2026
solid heart iconUKRI Centre for Doctoral Training in Artificial Intelligence and Music
Simon Dixon, Emmanouil Benetos, Nicholas Bryan-Kinns, Mark Sandler, Andrew Mcpherson, Mathieu Barthet, George Fazekas, Ekaterina Ivanova, Anna Xambo Sedo and Charalampos Saitis
£6,519,934 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-07-2019 - 31-08-2028

solid heart iconInvestigating mental models of DAW software use by visually-impaired musicians
Andrew Mcpherson
£97,000 ABLETON AG
15-04-2022 - 14-10-2023
solid heart iconBridging the Gap - visually impaired and sighted music industry professionals working side by side
Andrew Mcpherson
£174,449 AHRC Arts and Humanities Research Council
01-10-2021 - 30-09-2024
solid heart iconDesigning new musical technologies for older adults
Andrew Mcpherson
£24,879 MRC Medical Research Council
01-02-2021 - 31-01-2025
solid heart iconUK-Canada doctoral exchange scheme: Adan Benito
Andrew Mcpherson
£10,997 NERC Natural Environment Research Council
01-04-2020 - 31-12-2021
solid heart iconMusical instruments for upper limb rehabilitation
Andrew Mcpherson
£25,495 CW+ (The Official Charity of Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust)
01-10-2019 - 31-10-2021
solid heart iconCDT Postgraduate Studentship
George Fazekas, Mathieu Barthet and Andrew Mcpherson
£27,000 MUSIC Tribe Brands UK Limited
23-09-2019 - 22-09-2023
solid heart iconResearch Fellowship
Andrew Mcpherson
£908,485 EPSRC Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
01-01-2016 - 31-08-2021