Abstract:

The VirtualPhilharmony (VP) system conveys the sensation of conducting an orchestra to a user (a conductor). VP’s performances are created through interaction between the conductor and orchestra, exactly like real performance. ``Concertmaster function’’ has been already implemented by incorporating the heuristics of conducting an orchestra. A precisely predictive scheduler and dynamical template have been designed based on analyses of actual recordings. We especially focused on two more problems to emulate a more real orchestral performance; one was that each note in the template was controlled by single-timeline scheduler; the other was that the interaction and communication between the conductor and the orchestra in repeated practices were not simulated. We implemented ``Multi-timelines scheduler’’ and ``Rehearsal function’’ to resolve these problems.