<s>
ixiQuarks	B-Application
is	O
an	O
experimental	O
music	O
software	O
released	O
by	O
the	O
ixi	B-Application
software	I-Application
team	O
,	O
focusing	O
on	O
both	O
live	O
and	O
studio	O
production	O
contexts	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
ixiQuarks	B-Application
is	O
a	O
software	O
environment	O
designed	O
for	O
live	O
musical	O
improvisation	O
that	O
allows	O
for	O
user	O
interaction	O
on	O
hardware	O
,	O
GUI	O
and	O
code	O
level	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
ixiQuarks	B-Application
consist	O
of	O
different	O
types	O
of	O
tools	O
:	O
basic	O
utilities	O
,	O
instruments	O
,	O
effects	O
,	O
filters	O
,	O
spectral	O
effects	O
and	O
generators	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2008	O
,	O
ixiQuarks	B-Application
won	O
the	O
first	O
prize	O
in	O
the	O
Lomus	O
international	O
music	O
software	O
contest	O
organized	O
by	O
the	O
Association	O
Française	O
d’Informatique	O
Musicale	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
software	O
is	O
written	O
in	O
SuperCollider	B-Application
and	O
is	O
part	O
of	O
an	O
extended	O
research	O
programme	O
exploring	O
human-computer	O
interaction	O
in	O
computer	O
music	O
.	O
</s>
