Tag: generative music

Bucephalus for iOS Lets You Experiment With Physics-Based Generative Music

Developer Refined Stochastic Technology has released Bucephalus for iOS – a free app that lets you experiment with physics-based generative music. Features: Five ball sizes controlled globally Variable hardness and resonance Add up to 20 balls (6 on slower processors) Additional features (available via in-app purchase): Custom designed three stage, four parameter chamber reverb Two… Read More Bucephalus for iOS Lets You Experiment With Physics-Based Generative Music

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Can A Sequencer Replace Formulaic Dance Music Artists?

Mungo Enterprises – creator of the State Zero polyphonic modular synthesizer – created this unique sequencer, Infinite Horizon, that is designed to generate electronic dance music on the fly: The basic concept behind it is that most “classic” dance music is so formulaic it should be easy for a computer to generate. Generating all patterns and… Read More Can A Sequencer Replace Formulaic Dance Music Artists?

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Brian Eno’s Scape Asks ‘Can Machines Create Original Music?’

Opal has released Scape – a new generative music application, created by Brian Eno and Peter Chilvers. Here’s what they have to say about Scape: Scape is a new form of album which offers users deep access to its musical elements. These can be endlessly recombined to behave intelligently: reacting to each other, changing mood together,… Read More Brian Eno’s Scape Asks ‘Can Machines Create Original Music?’

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New iOS Generative Music App, Digital Collision, Makes Music With Physics Collision Algorithms

Developer Julien Bayle has released a new generative music app for iOS, Digital Collision (App Store link), that creates sounds based on physics collisions algorithms. Bayle says that Digital Collision “can produces real nice sound textures from the most clear to the weirdest granular.” Features: The sound engine is a polyphonic tone generator. Touch the screen… Read More New iOS Generative Music App, Digital Collision, Makes Music With Physics Collision Algorithms

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Ambient Synthesis Sculpture Reacts To Its Environment

Sunday Synth Jam: This video captures Ambient Synthesis – a sound sculpture, created by Amanda Ghassaei, that responds to light to create a unique audiovisual interpretation of its environment. Light sensors in the device pick up changes in its surroundings (the scenes from this video demonstrate the piece responding to sunsets and sunrises). This data is interpreted… Read More Ambient Synthesis Sculpture Reacts To Its Environment

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