Workshops and Research Meetings

IAM@CIRMMT #20: Optimizing Audio for Games

Oct 26, 2023 from 06:00 PM to 10:30 PM A-832, 8th floor, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, 527 Sherbrooke O.,
This presentation focuses on explaining how to optimize the memory and CPU usage of audio for games. The goal is to present the technical concepts so they can be understood and used by game audio designers.

Exploring machine learning, artificial creativity and human musicality

Oct 17, 2023 from 02:30 PM to 05:30 PM A-832, 8th floor, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, 527 Sherbrooke O.,
Following Marc Chemillier’s Distinguished Lecture, this workshop will be organized in two parts. The first part will provide an opportunity to CIRMMT members to learn more about the Djazz software and test it: performers and improvisers are welcome! The second part of the workshop will be dedicated to a discussion around the integration of computer tools in musical creativity and its relationship to various musical and cultural traditions.

Mimicry: Analyzing augmented works for percussions

Oct 13, 2023 from 02:30 PM to 04:30 PM A-818 (8th floor), 527 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, QC H3A 1E3,
The workshop will be based on Mimétisme (2021) - a recent piece for percussions, live electronics and live video processing, composed by Örjan Sandred

Implementing Virtual Partners for Sensorimotor Synchronization Research

Oct 04, 2023 from 09:00 AM to 11:00 AM A-832, 8th floor, Elizabeth Wirth Music Building, 527 Sherbrooke O.,
A workshop with Bavo Van Kerrebroeck, a post-doctoral researcher in the Input Devices and Music Interaction Lab and Sequence Production Lab of McGill University. This session will demonstrate the display of stimuli in virtual and augmented reality head-mounted displays followed by an open discussion on data logging and multi-user setups.

IAM-CIRMMT Series #18 - The Audio Tales of New tales from the Borderlands

Jun 08, 2023 from 05:00 PM to 10:30 PM A-832, 8th floor, 527 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3,
How Gearbox Studio - Québec's small audio team, had to adapt, learn, and collaborate - in order to create the sounds and music for the narrative interactive game New Tales from the Borderlands. This workshop is a collaboration between CIRMMT (RA1 - Instruments, devices and systems) and Interactive Audio Montreal.

SONDE sound sources workshop

May 30, 2023 from 01:30 PM to 04:30 PM A-832, 8th floor, 527 Sherbrooke St W, Montreal, Quebec H3A 1E3,
An interactive workshop, exhibiting some of the sound sources the group Sonde and its members used during their active period.