Generated music

Seanban · 2009-11-04 16:09:23

I thought I'd share the results of a recent experiment. I tried to get a computer to compose music, as in chose notes, timings and structure based on established rules of music, mixed up with a little randomness. I chose one of the better results and my self and a friend performed it. Constructive comments and suggestions…

04-11-2009 04:09PM

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Seanban

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I thought I'd share the results of a recent experiment.
I tried to get a computer to compose music, as in chose notes, timings and
structure based on established rules of music, mixed up with a little randomness.

I chose one of the better results and my self and a friend performed it.

Constructive comments and suggestions would be really appreciated, as I want to improve the algorithm to make better music...

http://sites.google.com/site/spaceofsean/Home/selection19.mp3

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#2 08-11-2009 05:12PM

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Can you upload it to vimeo or youtube? I'm very curious to hear it. Writing a thesis on generative music at the moment, coincidentally.

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#3 10-11-2009 08:57AM

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You can find my thesis on it here:

https://sites.google.com/site/spaceofsean/

Take what you want, I'm not in university anymore
You'll also find some example music there too.

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#4 13-11-2009 08:37PM

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Thanks for the link, will check it out.

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#5 24-11-2009 03:31PM

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Far out.
I've just written my first program doing that in C. In fact I posted here
http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055746649 about it.

Downloaded the thesis and had a quick scan through it. Music sounds great though. I'm looking at taking up algorithmic composition in the next semester.

Good to see there's some other people doing it too, no sign of a thesis idea for me yet though...

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