Does Music Notation Matter For Electronic Music?

Does music notation still matter for electronic music? That’s one of the questions that is raised by a new ‘manifesto’ at the Noteflight blog. Noteflight, if you’re not familiar with the company, creates browser-based music notation software. In his manifesto, Noteflight President Joe Berkovitz argues that, in spite of all the changes in technology, traditional music… Read More Does Music Notation Matter For Electronic Music?

Free Modular Computer Music Environment For Composition & Analysis

Free Music Software: AthenaCL is a free modular, object orientated, interactive command-line environment for music analysis and algorithmic composition. Scores are created in Csound as well as standard MIDI files. Musical parts are deployed as textures, layered surface-defining objects containing linked parameter objects to control pitch, tempo, rhythm, amplitude, panning, and Csound synthesis and control… Read More Free Modular Computer Music Environment For Composition & Analysis

iPhone iComposer: Create 8-Part Musical Arrangements With Your Voice

iComposer (App Store link) is a new music creating tool for iPhone that can record what you’re humming, transcribe your humming into notes on five line staff and play the results back with 130+ instruments. Features: Record what you are humming and transcribe the melody to five line staff. Playback with 130+ different instruments, including… Read More iPhone iComposer: Create 8-Part Musical Arrangements With Your Voice