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50 unresolved questions extracted from the limitations and future-work sections of 1,330 Sound Studies and Aurality papers in our library. Each links back to the study that raised it.

What the literature leaves open

  • The use of artificial intelligence in music production raises challenges for artistic responsibility and authenticity. The paper highlights the need for a critical reflection on the redefinition of the creative act. The study identifies challenges for the music industry and the way music is created and consumed.

    Beyond the Author. The Ethics of Musical Creation in the Algorithmic Era · 2026 · DOI

  • Infrastructural inequality, lack of electricity, high cost of internet and lack of institutional support prevail in African digital creativity. The study highlights the need for investments in reliable electricity infrastructure, affordable broadband internet connectivity, and in digital innovation ecosystems.

    Toward an AI-Mediated Musical Creativity Framework for Resource-Constrained Contexts: Generative Artificial Intelligence, Creative Labour, and Digital Music Futures in Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

  • The challenge of developing a compositional concept that revisits the forms of the lemniscate and Third Paradise curves. The difficulty of creating musical pieces that demonstrate the interplay between music, art, and mathematics. The need to distance music from market logic and focus on its role as a synthesis among art, algebraic curves, and spirituality.

    From Lemniscate to M. Pistoletto's Third Paradise Curve: Music as a Synthesis of the Relationship between Art and Geometry · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests further research into the role of agency, sense-making, and aesthetic experience in musical performance. The authors propose exploring the potential of 'Black Box Music' as a method for investigating human–technology relations.

    Experimental sense-making, musicking and no control: Performing black box music instruments · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of human–technology relations in musical improvisation. The authors note that traditional notions of control are destabilised by complexity and unpredictability.

    Experimental sense-making, musicking and no control: Performing black box music instruments · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of understanding of what makes some music more immersive and engaging than others. The need for a new lens to understand advanced music production.

    Constructing Coherence Fields in Music:A Structural Intelligence and V4 Sefirot Analysis Using Michael Jackson as a Case Study · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the impact of generative technologies on contemporary musical practices. The gap is related to the lack of empirical data regarding the actual use of AI-based music generation platforms.

    Artificial Intelligence in Music Creation: A SWOT Analysis of Suno · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research could explore the pedagogical implications of fragmented listening. The paper implies that future research could investigate the ways in which composers can use fragmented listening as a compositional material.

    Fragmented Listening and the Compositional Response in the Age of Scrolling: from the Public’s New Mental Wiring to a Dramaturgy of Discontinuity · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of how composers can respond to fragmented listening. The paper suggests that there is a need for a deeper understanding of the impact of digital media on music composition.

    Fragmented Listening and the Compositional Response in the Age of Scrolling: from the Public’s New Mental Wiring to a Dramaturgy of Discontinuity · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should focus on the ethics of musical creation in the algorithmic era. The study highlights the need for further analysis of the impact of artificial intelligence on music production.

    Beyond the Author. The Ethics of Musical Creation in the Algorithmic Era · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the way noise is perceived and addressed in urban environments. The paper highlights the need for a new perspective on noise that considers its artistic and social value.

    Listening to the City: Artistic Articulation of Unwanted Sounds in Open Public Spaces · 2026 · DOI

  • Further work in movement choreography and soundings. The application of data sonification and sound sensor interaction to other fields. The development of immersive sound installations that explore the connection between human breathing, air, and memories in other environments.

    A Community Moving with Air in the immersive Sound Installation HUELLAS DE AIRE (Traces of Air) · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of awareness about the impact of air on people's lives. The need for immersive experiences that explore the connection between human breathing, air, and memories in an urban environment.

    A Community Moving with Air in the immersive Sound Installation HUELLAS DE AIRE (Traces of Air) · 2026 · DOI

  • The performance requires a specific technical setup, including a sound system, microphone stand, lighting, table/stool, and optional camera feed. The performance is limited to a solo performer.

    iː ɡoʊ weɪ · 2026 · DOI

  • The lack of exploration of the boundaries of vocal coherence and identity in performance settings. The limited use of real-time neural voice conversion models in live performance.

    iː ɡoʊ weɪ · 2026 · DOI

  • The need for interactive and immersive spatial works that integrate sound diffusion, audience presence, and spatial configuration. The lack of focus on architectural-scale interactive systems that co-design sound, visual elements, and spatial experience.

    Fragmented Voices, Activated Space: An Interactive Multimedia Installation Based on "A-Ronne" · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper notes that individual anatomical variations can lead to front-back confusions or lack of externalisation in binaural synthesis. It also observes that the composer-score-conductor model is a limitation, as it neglects the embodied experience of sound.

    The Aural Cartographer's Dilemma · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper suggests that future research should focus on developing spatial audio tools that support relational listening. It implies that the composer-score-conductor model should be re-examined, in favor of a more holistic approach to sound and space.

    The Aural Cartographer's Dilemma · 2026 · DOI

  • The study suggests further research on the concept of Ontological Scaffolding. The paper highlights the need for further exploration of the role of human creative agency in the age of algorithmic perfection.

    The Ontological Status of AI-Generated Music: From Stylistic Mimicry to Collaborative Agency · 2026 · DOI

  • The study identifies a gap in the understanding of the ontological status of AI-generated music. The paper highlights the need for a framework to evaluate the artistic status of AI-generated music.

    The Ontological Status of AI-Generated Music: From Stylistic Mimicry to Collaborative Agency · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should explore the implications of AI-mediated musical creativity for the creative industries in developing economies. Future research should investigate the potential of AI to exacerbate disparities in platform capitalism, digital access, and monetization models.

    Toward an AI-Mediated Musical Creativity Framework for Resource-Constrained Contexts: Generative Artificial Intelligence, Creative Labour, and Digital Music Futures in Nigeria · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research could explore the development of new music technologies and platforms. It could investigate the impact of technological advancements on the music industry and musicians. The study's findings could be applied to other fields, such as education and social media.

    DIGITAL CULTURE AND MUSICAL TECHNOLOGIES: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between musical technologies and digital culture. It highlights the need to analyze the impact of technological advancements on music creation and consumption.

    DIGITAL CULTURE AND MUSICAL TECHNOLOGIES: QUESTIONS ABOUT THE TECHNOLOGICAL ERA · 2026 · DOI

  • Future research should investigate the role of friction in the creative process. It should explore the development of music technology that introduces resistance and friction, rather than removing it. The paper suggests that future research should examine the impact of music technology on the empowerment of users.

    Frictionless musical creation? · 2026 · DOI

  • The paper identifies a gap in the understanding of the relationship between music technology and the democratisation of musical creativity. It highlights the need for a more nuanced understanding of the role of friction in the creative process.

    Frictionless musical creation? · 2026 · DOI

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