Properties of Chaotic Systems for Audio - George Gkountouras and Christopher Johann Clarke - ADC23

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Properties of Chaotic Systems for Audio - George Gkountouras and Christopher Johann Clarke - ADC 2023
Chaotic systems appear naturally in sufficiently complex interactions, whether in electrical circuits, classical mechanics or entirely invented scenarios. It is therefore no surprise that people realised the potential of such systems for generating and transforming sound in unique and creative ways.
However, it is not easy to explore the topic using intuition alone. It is prudent to follow any theoretical introduction with interactive tools capable of visualising phase plots, tracking nonlinear orbits and estimating numerical properties. For this reason, we will provide code examples for all systems presented in the talk.
After a short dive into fixed points and bifurcation, we will show practical examples of chaotic systems. Notably, we will focus our attention on modding/bending them to achieve musically relevant outcomes. We will tame chaos, reining it in and making it work for us.
Next, we will tie back the theory to differential equations. There, we will discover the direct implementation of a chaotic system with an analog circuit.
Finally, provided there is enough time, we will move onto more advanced topics: measuring fractal dimensions, introducing/removing synchronisation in dynamic fashion and producing delay coordinate maps.
Link to Slides: data.audio.dev/talks/2023/pro...
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George Gkountouras
George Gkountouras (MSc ECE) is a software engineer, researcher and entrepreneur in the audio software industry. He believes that AI will enable the creation of state-of-the-art music technology products. He has previously given talks at ADC about his quantum sequencer application and Fractional FM synthesis. During his academic career, George regularly taught DSP to undergraduate students. He's worked on compilers, circuit simulators and audio plug-ins. He is also interested in Android audio applications, embedded systems (MCUs, FPGAs) and julialang.
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Christopher Johann Clarke
Senior AI Engineer
Singapore
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Streamed & Edited by Digital Medium Ltd: online.digital-medium.co.uk
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Organized and produced by JUCE: juce.com/
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Special thanks to the ADC23 Team:
Sophie Carus
Derek Heimlich
Andrew Kirk
Bobby Lombardi
Tom Poole
Ralph Richbourg
Jim Roper
Jonathan Roper
Prashant Mishra
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