The Laptop Orchestra is new, but after number crunching, music
was one of the first other applications for which computers were
used. Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Isaacson composed Iliac Suite for string quartet
in 1956, and computer music has been going strong since. The programming
language Max-MSP has been around since the late 60s I think. I don't
know anything about the Chuck language that the Stanford group is
using, but it must be similar. You can download a demo
Cycling74.com and play with it if you have a decent sound card.
It is a high-powered programming language with a neat graphical
interface. If you go through the very good tutorials, you can make
minimal algorithmic compositions or interactive music pieces.
I saw a performance similar to this only with desktops. It sounded more like being a DJ in terms of manipulating sounds already produced, and then fusing something new. Very cool if done right, but different from anything I've ever heard.
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Umm
I read it and wasn't really sure how to respond. Interesting sums it up well enough.
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Future
The future of music?
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Laptops and music
The Laptop Orchestra is new, but after number crunching, music
was one of the first other applications for which computers were
used. Lejaren Hiller and Leonard Isaacson composed Iliac Suite for string quartet
in 1956, and computer music has been going strong since. The programming
language Max-MSP has been around since the late 60s I think. I don't
know anything about the Chuck language that the Stanford group is
using, but it must be similar. You can download a demo
Cycling74.com and play with it if you have a decent sound card.
It is a high-powered programming language with a neat graphical
interface. If you go through the very good tutorials, you can make
minimal algorithmic compositions or interactive music pieces.
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I saw a performance similar
I saw a performance similar to this only with desktops. It sounded more like being a DJ in terms of manipulating sounds already produced, and then fusing something new. Very cool if done right, but different from anything I've ever heard.