[Translation from Japanese to English ] I focus my attention on the usage of time axis, and propose two kinds of meth...

Original text

時間軸の扱い方に焦点を当て，楽曲が持つ時間とのインタラクション手法を２種類提案する．１つ目は時間軸を視覚的に変形させることで時間の進行と音楽の進行のメンタルモデルをリンクさせる試みの“SeekRopes”である．２つ目は進行速度が異なる複数の時間軸を用い，音楽を構成する楽器の発音頻度を効率的に記述する試みの“Inception Sequencer”である．これら２つのシステムについて説明し，システムの評価と考察について音楽史の観点とインタラクションデザインの観点から述べる．

Translation / English

I focus my attention on the usage of time axis, and propose two kinds of methods of the describing the interaction with time that music has. One approach is to deform time axis visually and link two mental models of time progress and moto of music: “SeekRopes”. The other uses multiple time axes that have different velocities. In this way the frequency of emitting sound of instruments composing music is effectively described: “Inception Sequencer”. I will first explain about these two systems, and then talk about the evaluation and consideration of the systems from the standpoint of history of music and interaction designing.

Translation / English

I propose two methods for interaction with time of musical composition by focusing on operating the time axis. The first one is that “SeekRopes” which links with the time flow and the music stream on mental model by visually transforming the time axis. The second one is that “Inception Sequencer” which is a challenging for efficient describing for the frequency of the sound of the instrument which composes the music, by a plurality of time axis which are ongoing with different speeds. I explain these two systems, and make an evaluation and consideration of the systems in the view of music history and interaction design.