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Dissonance Model Toolbox in Pure Data Alexandre Torres Porres MOBILE, ECA, USP

This paper presents the development of a toolbox based on Dissonance Psychoacoustic Models departing from Terhardt’s theory, which includes Sharpness, Roughness, Tonalness, Root Relationship & Pitch Commonality. Dissonance perception studies are found under many approaches in psychology and musicology. There is no final word on how each parameter contributes to its perception of Dissonance. A review of the theories has been discussed by the author. Here, the theory is only briefly discussed, the implementation section carries a bit more information on each attribute before the patches and creative applications are presented. Keywords Dissonance, Psychoacoustic Models, Live Electronics.