The Waseda Flutist Robot WF-4RII in Comparison with a Professional Flutist

Solis et al describe the WF-4RII robot, which can mechanically mimic the performance of a human flutist. From statistical sound analyses of the results, Solis et al demonstrated similarities between the performances of a professional flutist and the WF-4RII. However, further improvements are require...

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Published inComputer music journal Vol. 30; no. 4; pp. 12 - 27
Main Authors Solis, Jorge, Chida, Keisuke, Taniguchi, Koichi, Hashimoto, Shinichiro Michael, Suefuji, Kei, Takanishi, Atsuo
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 238 Main St., Suite 500, Cambridge, MA 02142-1046, USA MIT Press 01.12.2006
The MIT Press
MIT Press Journals, The
Subjects
Acoustic data
Computer music
Flutes
Lungs
MIDI
Musical instruments
Musical performance
Musical performances
Musical Robotics
Musicians & conductors
Robotics
Robots
Sound
Sound pitch
Statistical analysis
Vibrato
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Summary:Solis et al describe the WF-4RII robot, which can mechanically mimic the performance of a human flutist. From statistical sound analyses of the results, Solis et al demonstrated similarities between the performances of a professional flutist and the WF-4RII. However, further improvements are required to increase the sound clarity, brightness and dynamic properties of the robot's performance.
Bibliography:Winter, 2006
ISSN:0148-9267
1531-5169
1531-5169
DOI:10.1162/comj.2006.30.4.12