Norbert Schnell @ HFU

Research and Teaching

Music Technology
Music making and listening in the 21st Century
Sound and interaction design
Co-located collaborative mobile interactions in music applications
Digital participaton in musical practices
Interactive sound analysis/synthesis and content based audio processing
Massive multi-channel audio

Education

Doctorate (Dr. phil.) at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz, with Gerhard Eckel (eval. Rolf Inge Godøy), 2013.
Degree as Dipl.-Ing. Toningenieur of the Technical University and the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz, 1996.
Studies at the University of Music and Dramatic Arts Graz, 1990–1996.

Former Positions

Head of the IRCAM Real-Time Musical Interactions and former Real-Time Applications teams, 2002–2007.
Researcher and developer in the IRCAM Real-Time Systems team, 1995–2002.
Collaborator of the MusikLabor Wien, 1994–1995.
Studio Assistant at the Institute for Electronic Music and Acoustics (IEM) Graz, 1990–1994.

Contributions to the Research Community

Keynote speaker at the 5th international Web Audio Conference (WAC), December 2019.
Scientific chair of the 4th international Web Audio Conference (WAC), September 2018.
Co-founder of the 1st international Web Audio Conference (WAC), January 2015.
Coordinator of the CoSiMa (Collaborative Situated Media) collaborative research project funded by the French National Research Agency (ANR), since November 2013.
Keynote speaker at the 7th international conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction, February 2013, Barcelona, Spain.
Chair of the 6th international conference on New Instruments for Musical Expression (NIME) also chairing the workshops on Improvisation with Computers, Network Performance, and Technology in Music Pedagogy, IRCAM Paris, June 2006.
Initiator of the CO-ME-DI-A (Cooperation and Mediation in Digital Arts) European Culture 2007 project on the application of network tools for collaboration and live performance in music and performing arts, coordinated by IRCAM in collaboration with partners in Prague, Graz, Belfast, Genoa, Hamburg and Budapest, 2007.
Member of review committees for the international conferences, including WAC, MOCO, NIME, SMC, ICMC and DAFx.

Awards

Best Musical Performance und Best Demo at 12. internationalen Konferenz Audio Mostly (Queen Mary University of London) mit den Projekten GrainField und ProxoMix
First and second prize of the 2011 International Margaret Guthman Musical Instrument Competition, with the projects MO (Modular Musical Objects) and MindBox

French National Research Programs

CoSiMa (coordinator), Collaborative co-located mobile interactions based on web standards, 2013-2017.
WAVE, Web Audio Visualization and Editing, 2013-2015.
SampleOrchestrator2, Real-time interactive content based audio processing, 2011-2013.
Interlude, Novel paradigms for expressive gestural exploration and interaction with digital musical content, 2008 -2010.
Topophonie, Audio-graphic modelling and real-time interactive synthesis of sound textures, 2009-2012.
SampleOrchestrator, Real-time interactive content based audio processing, 2006-2009.
VoxStruments, Voice analysis for sound synthesis control, 2006-2009.
2PIM/MI3, Multimodal programming platform for the meta-instrument, 2006-2009.

European Research Programs

Rapid-MIX, Real-time Adaptive Prototyping for Industrial Design of Multimodal Interactive eXpressive technology, 2015-2018.
MusicBricks, Musical Building Blocks for Digital Makers and Content Creators, 2015-2016.
SAME, Interactive mobile music applications, 2008-2010.
I-MAESTRO, Multimodal analysis and feedback in music pedagogy, 2005-2008.
Semantic HIFI, Real-time interactive content based audio processing, 2004-2006.

Design Projects and Artistic Collaborations (selection)

CoSiMa Mobile Applications, Prototype web/mobile applications developed in the framework of CoSiMa research project, Paris, 2015/2016.
Chloé × Ircam, Live-electronic concert with where the audience in invited to participate through performing with their smartphones, with Chloé, Benjamin Matuszewski, Sébastien Robaszkiewicz, and Jean-Philippe Lambert at the Festivals Fête de la Musique et Nuit Blanche Paris, 2015.
Terminal, interactive audiovisual installation based on the sound materials and interaction design of the Chloé × Ircam concert, with Chloé, the Scale Collective, Benjamin Matuszewski, Sébastien Robaszkiewicz, and Jean-Philippe Lambert at the Festival Paris Musique Club at the Gaité Lyrique Paris, 2015/2016.
MubuFunkScatShare, Participative performance at the TEDx Panthéon Sorbonne and CHI’13 conferences, with Atau Tanaka, Paris, 2012/2013.
Urban Musical Game, Installation of a musical ball game in public space, with Frédéric Bevilacqua, Nicolas Rasamimanana, Julien Blois, Jean-Louis Frechin, Uros Petrevski, and Andrea Cera and the Festivals Future en Seine and Agora IRCAM Paris, 2011.
MO – Modular Musical Objects, Application scenarios for the MO wireless motion sensor modules, with Frédéric Bevilacqua, Julien Bloit, Jean-Louis Frechin, Fabrice Guédy, Uros Petrevski, and Nicolas Rasamimanana, IRCAM Paris, 2011.
Sans Sous-Titre, Sound installation based on a database of speech recordings (people telling jokes) in all/any languages of the world, with Wolf Ka and Maryline Gillois, Paris 2011.
MindBox, Audio-visual installation based on a gambling machine, with Christian Graupner and Roberto Zappala, Festival CynetArt Dresden, 2009, Festival Uva/Grapes Catania, Japan Media Arts Festival Tokyo, EMPAC Troy/New York, 2010.
Caméléon Kaleidoscope, Piece for ensemble by Marco Antonio Suarez Cifuentes Development of real-time analysis/re-synthesis, Biennale Musiques en Scène Lyon, 2010.
S0UNDB1TS, Sound installation for 578 independent elementary sound sources, with Robin Minard, Festival Inventionen Berlin, 2002.
Maison de l'Ecluse, Sound installation in the framework of the Anamnesis event, with Antony Hequet and Antonella Bussanich, Chatillon sur Loire, 2000.
Players – Twilight Zone, Concert and installation for 2 chess players, 3 musicians and 3 pinball players, with Peter Böhm, Uli Fussenegger and Corinne Schweitzer, Steirischer Herbst Graz, 1997.
Narzissus, Opera by Beat Furrer, Development of real-time processing for time stretching and sound spatialisation, with Peter Böhm, Steirischer Herbst Graz, Salzburger Festspiele, Biennale di Venezia, 1994.

Software Development Projects

Soundworks, framework for creating collective audiovisual experiences based on networked mobile devices, Javascript framework, since 2014.
WaveJS, UI and audio library for web audio applications, Javascript library, since 2013.
MuBu, multi-rate and multi-representation sound and movement description data container and visualization with audio analysis and synthesis operators, C/C++ library and modules, since 2009.
PiPo, Programming Interface for (Afferent Stream) Processing Operators, C API and library, since 2013.
IAE, Interactive Audio Engine, C++ library, since 2011.
Psychox, real-time voice auto-tuning and harmonisation, C library, 2010.
FTM & Co, programming environment for real-time sound and movement analysis, modelling and synthesis (partially open source) integrated into Max/MSP, 2002-2010.
SuperVP for Max, advanced phase vocoder modules for high quality real-time sound transformation, C/C++ modules, 2008-2014.
Misc Max/MSP modules, miscellaneous modules for sound analysis, re-synthesis and visualisation in the Max/MSP programming environment, C/C++ modules, 2002-2014.
HARTIS, Real-time interactive car sound simulation system based on additive and granular synthesis for PSA Peugeot Citroën, Max/MSP application, 2004–2011.
jMax and Max-FTS, multi-platform Max-like open source programming environments, C/Java software, 1995–2002.

Publications

B. Matuszewski, N. Schnell, F. Bevilacqua. Interaction Topologies in Mobile–Based Situated Networked Music Systems. Wireless Communications and Mobile Computing, Hindawi Publishing Corporation, 2019.
H. Scurto, W. Liu, B. Matuszewski, F. Bevilacqua, J.–L. Frechin, et al.. Entrain: Encouraging Social Interaction in Collective Music Making. ACM SIGGRAPH Studio, Jul 2019, Los Angeles, United States.
F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, J. Françoise, E. O Boyer, D. Schwarz, et al.. Designing action–sound metaphors using motion sensing and descriptor–based synthesis of recorded sound materials. Routledge Companion to Embodied Music Interaction, 2017.
N. Schnell, D. Schwarz, J. Larralde, R. Borghesi. PiPo, A Plugin Interface for Afferent Data Stream Processing Modules. International Symposium on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR), Suzhou, China, Oct 2017.
N. Schnell, F. Bevilacqua. Engaging with Recorded Sound Materials Through Metaphorical Actions. Contemporary Music Review, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), 2017.
N. Schnell, B. Matuszewski, D. Poirier–Quinot, V. Audouze. ProXoMix, Embodied Interactive Remixing. Audio Mostly, London, United Kingdom, Aug 2017.
N. Schnell, B. Matuszewski, J.–P. Lambert, S. Robaszkiewicz, O. Mubarak, et al.. Collective Loops: Multimodal Interactions Through Co–located Mobile Devices and Synchronized Audiovisual Rendering Based on Web Standards. 11th International Conference on Tangible and Embedded Interaction (TEI'17), Yokohama, Japan. pp.217–224, Mar 2017.
B. Matuszewski, N. Schnell. GrainField. Audio Mostly, Aug 2017.
D. Poirier–Quinot, B. Matuszewski, N. Schnell, O. Warusfel. Nü Soundworks : using spectators smartphones as a distributed network of speakers and sensors during live performances. Web Audio Conference, Center For Digital Music – Queen Mary University of London, Aug 2017.
B. Matuszewski, N. Schnell. LFO – A Graph–based Modular Approach to the Processing of Data Streams. Web Audio Conference (WAC), Aug 2017, London, United Kingdom.
N. Schnell, B. Matuszewski. 88 Fingers. Web Audio Conference (WAC), Aug 2017, London, United Kingdom.
A. Einbond, D. Schwarz, R. Borghesi, N. Schnell, Introducing CatOracle: Corpus–based Concatenative Improvisation with the Audio Oracle Algorithm. International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Hans Timmermans, Utrecht, Netherlands. pp.141–147, Sep 2016.
F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell. From Musical Interfaces To Musical Interactions, in Human Computer Confluence: Transforming Human Experience Through Symbiotic Technologies, 2016.
J.-P. Lambert, S. Robaszkiewicz, N. Schnell, Synchronisation for Distributed Audio Rendering over Heterogeneous Devices, in HTML5, in Proceedings of the 2nd Web Audio Conference, Apr 2016, Atlanta, GA, United States. 2016.
B. Matuszewski, N. Schnell, S. Goldszmidt, Interactive Audiovisual Rendering of Recorded Audio and Related Data with the WavesJS Building Blocks, in Proceedings of the 2nd Web Audio Conference, Apr 2016, Atlanta, GA, United States. 2016.
N. Schnell, S. Robaszkiewicz, F. Bevilacqua, and D. Schwarz, Collective Sound Checks — Exploring Intertwined Sonic and Social Affordances of Mobile Web Applications, in Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Tangible, Embedded, and Embodied Interaction, New York, NY, USA, pp. 685-690, 2015.
S. Robaszkiewicz and N. Schnell, Soundworks — A playground for artists and developers to create collaborative mobile web performances, in Proceedings of the First International Web Audio Conference, 2015. B. Caramiaux, J. Françoise, N. Schnell, and F. Bevilacqua, Mapping Through Listening, Computer Music Journal, vol. 38, iss. 3, pp. 34-48, 2014.
J. Françoise, N. Schnell, R. Borghesi, and F. Bevilacqua, Probabilistic Models for Designing Motion and Sound Relationships, in Proceedings of the 2014 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME’14), 2014.
J. Françoise, N. Schnell, R. Borghesi, and F. Bevilacqua, MaD: Mapping by Demonstration for Continuous Sonification, in ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies, Vancouver, Canada, 2014.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, T. Bianco, N. Schnell, O. Houix, and P. Susini, The Role of Sound Source Perception in Gestural Sound Description, ACM Transactions on Applied Perception, vol. 11, iss. 1, pp. 1-19, 2014.
J. Françoise, I. Lallemand, T. Artières, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, and D. Schwarz, Perspectives pour l’apprentissage interactif du couplage geste-son, in Actes des Journées d’Informatique Musicale (JIM 2013), paris, France, 2013.
J. Françoise, N. Schnell, and F. Bevilacqua, A Multimodal Probabilistic Model for Gesture-based Control of Sound Synthesis, in Proceedings of the 21st ACM international conference on Multimedia (MM’13), Barcelona, Spain, 2013.
J. Françoise, N. Schnell, and F. Bevilacqua, Gesture-based Control of Physical Modeling Sound Synthesis: a Mapping-by-Demonstration Approach, in Proceedings of the 21st ACM international conference on Multimedia (MM’13), Barcelona, Spain, 2013.
F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, N. Rasamimanana, J. Bloit, E. Fléty, B. Caramiaux, J. Françoise, and E. O. Boyer, De-Mo: designing action-sound relationships with the mo interfaces, in CHI’13, 2013, pp. 2907-2910.
F. Bevilacqua, S. Fels, A. R. Jensenius, M. J. Lyons, N. Schnell, and A. Tanaka, SIG NIME: music, technology, and human-computer interaction, in CHI’13 EA on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2013, pp. 2529-2532.
F. Bevilacqua, A. Vanzandt-Escobar, N. Schnell, E. O. Boyer, N. Rasamimanana, S. Hanneton, and A. Roby-Brami, Sonification of the Coordination of Arm Movements, in Multisensory Motor Behavior: Impact of Sound, Hannover, Germany, 2013.
M. Kimura, N. Rasamimanana, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, B. Zamborlin, E. Fléty, Extracting Human Expression For Interactive Composition with the Augmented Violin, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), 2012.
N. Rasamimanana, F. Bevilacqua, J. Bloit, N. Schnell, E. Fléty, A. Cera, U. Petrevski, J.-L. Frechin, The urban musical game: using sport balls as musical interfaces, CHI EA'12 Proceedings of the 2012 ACM annual conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2012.
N. Schnell, F. Bevilaqua, F. Guedy, N. Rasamimanana, Playing and Replaying – Sound, Gesture and Music Analysis and Resynthesis for the Interactive Control and Re-Embodiment of Recorded Music, Klang und Begriff: Interpretationsforschung 2010, Schott Verlag, Mainz, 2011.
N. Schnell, F. Bevilacqua, N. Rasamimana, J. Blois, F. Guedy, E. Flety, Playing the "MO" - Gestural Control and Re-Embodiment of Recorded Sound and Music, International Conference on New Instruments of Musical Expression (NIME), Oslo, May 2011.
B. Caramiaux, T. Bianco, F. Bevilacqua, O. Houix, N. Misdariis, N. Schnell, P. Susini, Gestural Embodiment of Environmental Sounds: an Experimental Study, International Conference on New Instruments of Musical Expression (NIME), Oslo, May 2011.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, Sound Selection by Gestures, International Conference on New Instruments of Musical Expression (NIME), Oslo, May 2011.
N. Rasamimanana, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, F. Guedy, C. Maestracci, E. Flety, B. Zamborlin, U. Petrevsky J.-L. Frechin, Modular Musical Objects Towards Embodied Control Of Digital Music, Tangible Embedded and Embodied Interaction, 2011.
D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Descriptor-based Sound Texture Sampling, Sound and Music Computing (SMC), Barcelona, Juillet 2010.
D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, A Modular Sound Descriptor Analysis Framework for Relaxed-real-time Applications, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), New York, Juin 2010.
G. Leslie, D. Schwarz, O. Warusfel, F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, P. Jodlowski, N. Schnell, Grainstick: A Collaborative, Interactive Sound Installation, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), New York, Juin 2010.
M. A. Suarez-Cifuentes, N. Schnell, A Compositional Approach to Analysis Re-synthesis, IRCAM Musical Research Report, Paris, 2010.
F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, A. Sypniewski, N. Schnell, F. Guédy, N. Rasamimanana, Continuous Realtime Gesture Following and Recognition, Gesture in Embodied Communication and Human-Computer Interaction, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS), Volume 5934, Springer Verlag, 2010.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, Towards a Gesture-Sound Cross-Modal Analysis, Gesture in Embodied Communication and Human-Computer Interaction, LNAI 5934, Springer Verlag, 2010.
F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, N. Rasamimanana, N. Schnell, Contrôle Gestuel Continu de Médias Sonores et Visuels, Forum on Tactile and Gestural Interaction, Lille, 2010.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, Analysing Gesture and Sound Similarities with a HMM-based Divergence Measure, Sound and Music Computing (SMC), Juillet 2010.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, N. Schnell, Mimicking Sound with Gesture as Interaction Paradigm, IRCAM Internal Report, Paris, 2010.
B. Hackbarth, N. Schnell, D. Schwarz, Audioguide: A Framework for Ceative Exploration of Concatenative Sound Synthesis, IRCAM Musical Research Report, Paris, 2010.
N. Schnell, M. A. Suárez Cifuentes, J.-P. Lambert, First Steps in Relaxed Real-Time Typo-Morphological Audio Analysis/Synthesis, Sound and Music Computing (SMC), Barcelona, 2010.
B. Caramiaux, F. Bevilacqua, N. Schnell, Study on Gesture-Sound Similarity, Music and Gesture, Montreal, Mars 2010.
N. Schnell, A. Röbel, D. Schwarz, G. Peeters, R. Borghesi, MuBu & Friends - Assembling Tools for Content Based Real-Time Interactive Audio Processing in Max/MSP, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Montreal, August 2009.
D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, S. Gulluni, Scalability in Content-Based Navigation of Sound Databases, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Montreal, August 2009.
D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Sound Search by Content-Based Navigation in Large Databases, Sound and Music Computing (SMC), Porto, July 2009.
F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, A. Sypniewski, N. Schnell, F. Guédy, Continuous Realtime Gesture Following and Recognition, The 8th International Gesture Workshop, 2009.
B. Caramiaux, N. Schnell, Towards an Analysis Tool for Gesture/Sound Mapping, Gesture Workshop. Bielefeld, February 2009.
F. Bevilacqua, B. Zamborlin, A. Sypniewski, N. Schnell, F. Guédy, Continuous realtime gesture following and recognition, The 8th International Gesture Workshop, 2009.
B. Caramiaux, N. Schnell, Similarity Measures between Gesture and Sound, The International Summer School in Systematic, Comparative and Cognitive Musicology, Jyväskylä, 2009.
N. Rasamimanana, F. Guédy, N. Schnell, J.-P. Lambert, F. Bevilacqua, Three Pedagogical Scenarios using the Sound and Gesture Lab, 4th i-Maestro Workshop on Technology Enhanced Music Education, Genoa, June 2008.
T. Koerselman, O. Larkin, B. Ong, N. Leroy, J.-P. Lambert, D. Schwarz, F. Guédy, N. Schnell, F. Bevilacqua, K. Ng, SDIF Integration in i-Maestro Gesture Tool, 4th i-Maestro Workshop on Technology-Enhanced Music Education, Genoa, June 2008.
T. Grosshauser, D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Seeing the Inaudible : Descriptors for Generating Objective and Reproducible Data in Real-time for Musical Instrument Playing Standard Situations, Audio Engineering Society Convention (AES), Amsterdam, May 2008.
D. Schwarz, S. Cadars, N. Schnell, What Next? Continuation in Real-Time Corpus-Based Concatenative Synthesis, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Belfast, August 2008.
F. Guédy, N. Leroy, F. Bevilacqua, T. Grosshauser, N. Schnell, Pedagogical experimentation using the Sound and Gesture Lab, 3rd i-Maestro Workshop on Technology-Enhanced Music Education, Barcelone, November 2007.
A. Cont, D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, C. Raphael, Evaluation of Real-Time Audio-to-Score Alignment, International Conference on Music Information Retrieval (ISMIR), Vienna, September 2007.
F. Bevilacqua, F. Guédy, F. Emmanuel, N. Leroy, N. Schnell, Wireless sensor interface and gesture-follower for music pedagogy, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), New York, June 2007.
N. Schnell, F. Bevilacqua, D. Schwarz, N. Rasamimanana, F. Guédy, Technology and Paradigms to Support the Learning of Music Performance, 2nd i-Maestro Workshop on Technology Enhanced Music Education, Leeds, December 2006.
N. Schnell, D. Schwarz, R. Müller, X-Micks – Interactive Content Based Real-Time Audio Processing, 9th International Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx), Montreal, September 2006.
F. Bevilacqua, N. Rasamimanana, N. Schnell, Interfaces gestuelles, captation du mouvement et création artistique, L'inouï #2, Revue de l'Ircam, Editions Léo Scheer, 2006.
A. Cont, D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Training Ircam's Score Follower, IEEE International Conference on Acoustics, Speech, and Signal Processing, Philadelphia, March 2005.
N. Schnell, D. Schwarz, Gabor, Multi-Representation Real-Time Analysis/Synthesis, COST-G6 Conference on Digital Audio Effects (DAFx), p. 122-126, Madrid, September 2005.
N. Schnell, R. Borghesi, D. Schwarz, F. Bevilacqua, R. Müller, FTM — Complex data structures for Max, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Barcelona, September 2005.
D. Schwarz, A. Cont, N. Schnell, From Boulez to Ballads: Training Ircam's Score Follower, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Barcelona, September 2005.
F. Bevilacqua, R. Müller, N. Schnell, MnM: a Max/MSP mapping toolbox, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), p. 85-88 Vancouver, May 2005.
D. Schwarz, N. Orio, N. Schnell, Robust Polyphonic Midi Score Following with Hidden Markov Models, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Miami, November 2004.
A. Cont, D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Implicit Learning of Musical Performance Parameters, training Ircam's Score Follower, AAAI Symposium 2004 Style and Meaning in Language, Art, Music, and Design, Washington, October 2004.
N. Orio, S. Lemouton, D. Schwarz, N. Schnell, Score Following: State of the Art and New Developments, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), Montreal, May 2003.
N. Schnell, M. Battier, Introducing Composed Instruments: Technical and Musicological Implications, International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression (NIME), Dublin, May 2002.
N. Schnell, G. Peeters, S. Lemouton, P. Manoury, X. Rodet, Synthesizing a choir in real-time using Pitch Synchronous Overlap Add (PSOLA), International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Berlin, September 2000.
F. Déchelle, R. Borghesi, N. Orio, N. Schnell, The jMax environment: an overview of new features, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Berlin, September 2000.
R. Bargar, F. Déchelle, I. Choi, A. Betts, C. Goudeseune, N. Schnell, W. Olivier, Coney Island, combining JMax, Spat and VSS for Acoustic Integration of spatial and temporal models in a virtual reality installation, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), San Francisco, 2000.
M. M. Wanderley, N. Orio, N. Schnell, Towards an analysis of interaction in sound generating systems, International Symposium on Electronic Arts (ISEA), Paris, December 2000.
F. Iovino, N. Schnell, O. Lartillot, Modalys in jMax, real-time modal-synthesis, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Beijing, October 1999.
F. Déchelle, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, N. Schnell, jMax recent developments, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Pekin, September 1999.
F. Déchelle, R. Borghesi, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, J. B. Rovan, N. Schnell, jMax: An Environment for Real-Time Musical Applications, Computer Music Journal, vol. 23, n° 3, p. 50-58, September 1999.
F. Déchelle, R. Borghesi, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, J. B. Rovan, N. Schnell, jMax: a new JAVA-based editing and control system for real-time musical applications, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Ann Arbor, October 1998.
M. M. Wanderley, N. Schnell, J. B. Rovan, ESCHER - Modeling and Performing Composed Instruments in real-time, IEEE International Conference on Systems Man and Cybernetics, San Diego - CA, October 1998.
F. Déchelle, R. Borghesi, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, J. B. Rovan, N. Schnell, jMax: demonstration of an integrated environment for real time musical applications, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Ann Arbor, October 1998.
F. Déchelle, R. Borghesi, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, J. B. Rovan, N. Schnell, Latest evolutions of the FTS real-time engine, typing, scoping, threading, compiling, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Ann Arbor, October 1998.
F. Déchelle, M. de Cecco, E. Maggi, N. Schnell, New DSP applications on FTS, International Computer Music Conference (ICMC), Hong Kong, 1996.
N. Schnell, GRAINY - Granularsynthese in Echtzeit: Eine Objekt-Sammlung für Max auf der ISPW, Beiträge zur Elektronischen Musik, BEM 4, Beiträge zur Elektronischen Musik, IEM Graz 1994.