Authoring Application Florian Plenge Native Instruments Software Synthesis GmbH

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Authoring Application Florian PlengeNative
Instruments Software Synthesis GmbH
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WP6 - AuthoringOverview

• Contributions of the Authoring Application to the
  Project
• Application complementary to the Hifi System for
  the advanced user
• Advanced Interaction with musical content (one
  source).
• Mixing using advanced effects and multiple decks
• Content creation (playlists, non-destructive
  mixes, radio shows)
• Convenient administration of the music collection
• Making content and meta-data available for other
  users via p2p

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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved Work

• Specification
• M1 / M5 / M6 Deliverables D1.2.1 / D1.2.2 /
  D1.2.3
• Authoring Application architecture
• User interface design
• Decision on transferable modules
• APIs
• Data formats

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WP6 - AuthoringArchitecture
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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved Work

• Last Period
• Mixfile Playback Module / OSC
• VST-Host Development (Real time audio)
• Web-Host Development (Sharing)
• Specification (user feedback)
• Bug Fixing
• Optimization
• User Interface Improvements

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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved Work

• Current Status
• Application in advanced state
• Features to be developed by NI finished
• Exception Non-Real Time Mix Editing
• VST-Host Development finished
• Web-Host Development finished
• Specification almost done
• Modules to be delivered
• Integrations pending

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WP6 - AuthoringObjectives for the next yearly
period

• M9 - Deliverable DM-9 User feedback
  specification update
• User Feedback Session (Focus group) in June 2006
• Methods for mature features
• Alpha- and Beta-tests
• Forums
• Surveys
• Misc. other user feedback (fairs, personal,
  project partners,)

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WP6 - AuthoringObjectives for the next yearly
period

• Topics
• Advanced browsing / advanced metadata
• Browsing a track
• Performing using advanced music interaction
  tools
• Native Mix recording and playback
• Sharing of playlists and mixfiles

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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved work
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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved work

• Advanced Interaction with musical content
• Composition of segments (beatmasher)
• Multiple real-time loop editing features
• Seamless navigation in a track
• State of the art tempo-synced FX and filters
• Providing novel user interfaces to interact with
  pre-indexed audio content
• Mixing using advanced effects and multiple decks
• 4 fully-featured playback decks including an
  optional 2 deck mode
• Tempo detection

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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved work

• Content Creation
• Native Mix recording (Mix parameter recording)
• Native Mix playback (Authoring Application and
  Hifi System)
• Networked audio (radio)
• Publication of Playlists
• Sharing

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WP6 - AuthoringAchieved work

• Convenient administration of the music collection
• Meta data editing
• Browsing
• Searching

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WP6 - Authoring Archieved Work

• Authoring Application Architecture
• M7 - Deliverable D6.5
• VST-host
• Multimedia rendering
• Sharing architecture
• Socket communication
• Database Asynchronous processes
• Database Incorporate new fields and extractors

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WP6 - AuthoringObjectives for the next yearly
period

• M8 - Deliverable D-M8 First Applications