At Sixtrum, we’re exploring a fascinating question: How do humans synchronize when they play together?

To answer this, we participated in a project in early June 2026 with a multidisciplinary team at CIRMMT that combines mathematical modeling and artificial intelligence. This project, involving researchers from McGill and Ghent University (Belgium), seeks to understand the underlying mechanisms that govern rhythmic synchronization, even in large and complex ensembles.

Beyond theory, these models serve as the basis for creating adaptive virtual agents: virtual musicians capable of interacting in real time with real percussionists. Manifested as human holograms through mixed-reality glasses, these agents are not mere avatars—they listen, adapt, and respond.

This dialogue between human and machine allows us both to validate and refine our scientific models and to open up new artistic possibilities: imagining these agents as true stage partners, or as educational tools to support musical practice.

Science, art, and technology—in the service of rhythm.