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December 01 2011
The Machine Orchestra: An Ensemble of Human Laptop Performers and Robotic Musical Instruments
Ajay Kapur,
Ajay Kapur
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
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Michael Darling,
Michael Darling
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
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Dimitri Diakopoulos,
Dimitri Diakopoulos
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
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Jim W. Murphy,
Jim W. Murphy
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
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Jordan Hochenbaum,
Jordan Hochenbaum
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
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Owen Vallis,
Owen Vallis
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
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Curtis Bahn
Curtis Bahn
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
**Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180-3590 USA. crb@rpi.edu
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Ajay Kapur
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
Michael Darling
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
Dimitri Diakopoulos
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
Jim W. Murphy
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
Jordan Hochenbaum
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
Owen Vallis
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
Curtis Bahn
*California Institute of the Arts, 24700 McBean Parkway, Valencia, California 91355 USA. ajay@karmetik.commdarling@calarts.eduddiakopoulos@gmail.comjim.w.murphy@gmail.comowensvallis@gmail.com
†New Zealand School of Music at Victoria University of Wellington, PO Box 2332, Wellington, 6140 New Zealand. jhochenbaum@gmail.com
**Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th Street, Troy, New York 12180-3590 USA. crb@rpi.edu
Online ISSN: 1531-5169
Print ISSN: 0148-9267
© 2011 Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
2011
Computer Music Journal (2011) 35 (4): 49–63.
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Ajay Kapur, Michael Darling, Dimitri Diakopoulos, Jim W. Murphy, Jordan Hochenbaum, Owen Vallis, Curtis Bahn; The Machine Orchestra: An Ensemble of Human Laptop Performers and Robotic Musical Instruments. Computer Music Journal 2011; 35 (4): 49–63. doi: https://doi.org/10.1162/COMJ_a_00090
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