Several of my published articles are listed below.
This article explores issues related to the application of computer knowledge engineering techniques to musical information, particularly composition. Familiarity with these areas will aid a knowledge engineer in constructing a system for manipulating musical concepts. Knowledge base engineering is examined within the framework provided by Mathews in which his description of an intelligent system for music exploration is considered. Mathews refers to his system as an Intelligent Instrument System. The criteria for an intelligent instrument system is interdisciplinary, and suggest the applicability of artificial intelligence research. This framework is discussed in the context of: A general schema for a musical knowledge base; a brief survey of the field; a discussion, which addresses the feasibility of such systems.
This article defines terminology for musical (compositional) applications in computer-based environments. This is an interpretation of the composer's environment where ontological definitions of the compositional process are described. An approach concerning the representation of musical material for composition is also described, which can express notions of musical design in computer systems.
The MPEG (Motion Picture Expert Group) audio standard is a codec (coder/decoder), which achieves high quality audio at relatively low bit-rates. The standard is predicated on subband coding techniques and psycho-acoustic modelling of the human ear. The result: good compression ratios due to the removal and masking of certain audio signal components. This article outlines the requirements for the MPEG audio algorithm, and details the theoretical and implementation concerns. Several applications in multimedia and consumer electronics fields are mentioned. (If you want to know how MP3 works, read this article.)
