ISEE: The ISEE Home Page

Welcome to the ISEE home page!

Obtaining ISEE Software

Feel free to download a demo version of ISEE 1.3 for Macintosh (884 K). This demo version cannot save, runs for 30 minutes, and expires after 15 launches.

For information about obtaining the full version of ISEE, please send an e-mail to roel@acm.org.

Obtaining Open Music System 2.0

ISEE works best with Opcode's Open Music System 2.0 or better for Macintosh, which you can download separately from Opcode's server (about 2MB).

Updating to ISEE 1.1.1

You can download a patch program which will update all your ISEE 1.1 applications to version 1.1.1 (179 K).

Updating to ISEE 1.3

You can download a patch program which will update your ISEE Interpreter 1.2 application only to version 1.3 (77 K). Make sure you use version 1.2 of your Authorization Tool after updating!

ISEE 3D Monitor Sneak Preview

A new 3D user interface is currently under development in which you can manipulate sound by traversing 3D sound spaces. ISEE 3D Monitor uses Apple's Quickdraw 3D and will run on any PowerMac. Here's a sneak preview of what's to come.

Scientific Papers

For a look at the science behind ISEE, you can download the following papers:

Vertegaal, R., Eaglestone, B. "Looking for Sound? Selling Perceptual Space Using Hierarchically Nested Boxes." In Summary of ACM CHI'98 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. LA: ACM SIGCHI, 1998. Available in PDF (95 K)

Vertegaal, R. and B. Eaglestone. "A Comparison of Input Devices in an ISEE Direct Timbre Manipulation Task." Interacting with Computers 8(1), 1996. Elsevier Science, Amsterdam. pp. 13-30. Available in Postscript (1.1 MB)

The Standard Instrument Space Libraries: Demonstrating the Power of ISEE". In Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference '95. Banff, Canada: International Computer Music Association, 1995. Available in Postscript (247 K)

Vertegaal, R. and E. Bonis. "ISEE: An Intuitive Sound Editing Environment." Computer Music Journal 18(2), 1994, pp. 21-29. Available in Postscript (179 K)

Version History

1.3

Greatly improved performance while recording sys-ex data.
You can now run multiple Interpreters at once. When starting, press Quit when OMS complains.
Minor bug fixes.

1.2

Fixed bug in Authorization Tool. Version 1.0 no longer works with ISEE version 1.2 or better!

1.1.1

Fixed bug when closing midi block editor after recording.
Page down, escape, clear and delete keys now work properly.
Finalized OMS 2.0 compatibility. Interpreter will now try to sign in with MIDI Manager even if OMS indicates it is not present.
Added balloon help for dialog boxes and help key now turns on balloon help.
Added safe-saving. Files are now saved to temp file, which is swapped with real file after save is completed.

1.1

First release.