MODAVISA RESEARCH PROJECT
THE WHOLE PROJECT, AT A GLANCE

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10 notebooks
01 / Research

Virtual Acoustic Objects

An instrument is more than its shape. Bring its sound, structure and evidence together.

11 pages
02 / Research

Research & questions

How can digital representations keep musical heritage open to critical inquiry?

7 pages
03 / Research

Recording & fieldwork

From an instrument in a room to an attributable, reusable recording.

4 pages
04 / Resources

Navigator

An evidence-led workspace for exploring instruments, people, places and histories.

3 pages
05 / Resources

Pipe Organ Dataset

A versioned corpus of organological records, connected to their sources.

4 pages
06 / Resources

Tools & experiences

The tools, standards and research collections of MODAVIS, with their responsibilities and release status.

8 pages
07 / Foundations

Ontologies

A shared language for instruments, evidence, historical states and digital representations.

9 pages
08 / Foundations

Standards & citation

Stable identities, explicit versions and inspectable content.

6 pages
09 / Foundations

About the project

Musical instruments, digital scholarship and the possibilities of open research.

3 pages
10 / Foundations

Journal & milestones

Published research milestones and a dated archive of talks, conferences and demonstrations.

2 pages
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THE MODAVIS ATLASA NOTEBOOK OF MUSICAL HERITAGE

An instrument.
A world of
connections.

How do we preserve an instrument’s sound, structure and story? Explore the research, evidence and tools that connect them.

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ONE OBJECT, MANY CONNECTIONS
Cuntz positive organ A drawing after the study modelFollow the evidence
01Virtual Acoustic ObjectsAn object, beyond its image
02Research & questionsThe questions behind the work
03Recording & fieldworkFrom instrument to evidence
04NavigatorExplore the connections
05Pipe Organ Dataset215,769 organ records
06Tools & experiencesFrom capture to experience
OntologiesStandards & citationAbout the projectJournal
Shared foundations
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THE OBJECT BEHIND THE IDEASCuntz positive organExplore the model and its evidence
THE RESEARCH NOTEBOOKS10 NOTEBOOKS
01

Virtual Acoustic Objects

11 pages · Research

An instrument is more than its shape. Bring its sound, structure and evidence together.

01An object, beyond its image02Inside a Virtual Acoustic Object03From an organ to other sounding objects04Working with the standard05Follow an asset across its carriers06Describe time, space and acoustic response07Inspect the model, understand the representation08Reuse VAO: your first validated package09The VAO learning lab: explore, decide, reuse10Build, repair and export an evidence package11Listen to Cuntz, with the evidence in view
02

Research & questions

7 pages · Research

How can digital representations keep musical heritage open to critical inquiry?

01Preserving the possibility of inquiry02From sources to accountable claims03A route through the project04A glossary for connected research05The thesis: from evidence to an encounter06What counts as an evaluated result?07Three objects, three research problems
03

Recording & fieldwork

4 pages · Research

From an instrument in a room to an attributable, reusable recording.

01Begin with the instrument02Capture, review, preserve03OrgRec04Read an audio analysis in its context
04

Navigator

3 pages · Resources

An evidence-led workspace for exploring instruments, people, places and histories.

01Follow the connections02Ways into the collection03From exploration to a fixed source
05

Pipe Organ Dataset

4 pages · Resources

A versioned corpus of organological records, connected to their sources.

01A collection with a memory02Choose the right distribution03Read the gaps as carefully as the data04Ask a question the corpus can answer
06

Tools & experiences

8 pages · Resources

The tools, standards and research collections of MODAVIS, with their responsibilities and release status.

01A tool for each part of the work02The MODAVIS ecosystem03Six responsibilities, one research workflow04Different ways of encountering an object05From acquired evidence to a reviewed result06Choose a VAO client07The twelve Processor modules, in practice08Geometry, acoustics and reconstruction hypotheses
07

Ontologies

9 pages · Foundations

A shared language for instruments, evidence, historical states and digital representations.

01Give relationships a precise meaning02Keep the claim and its grounds together03OMARO04Model an instrument through change05Classification with a point of view06One organ, many identities: learn the ontology07Reuse MODAVIS: build a small evidence graph08The graph learning lab: connect evidence clearly09Describe, check and reuse an instrument graph
08

Standards & citation

6 pages · Foundations

Stable identities, explicit versions and inspectable content.

01Built on explicit agreements02Cite what you actually used03A page can change. Its edition should not.04Validate the claim, layer by layer05From Cuntz evidence to a portable VAO06A reusable release: from practice to publication
09

About the project

3 pages · Foundations

Musical instruments, digital scholarship and the possibilities of open research.

01Sound, structure, knowledge02The doctoral research03People & contact
10

Journal & milestones

2 pages · Foundations

Published research milestones and a dated archive of talks, conferences and demonstrations.

01Notes in the project’s timeline02Events & exchange