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Yeah but the finished samples were fairly heavily modified by the author, or at least that was my understanding.

• confounded 9y ago
  The first three "From the database" samples (if I've understood) are not.
  • fhood 9y ago
    I'll go back and listen to them a few more times then.
  • ad404b8a372f2b9 9y ago
    From what I understood the database was not generated by software at all, they just collected samples from a variety of sources.
    • jeeceebees 9y ago
      They also added compelling generated samples back into the database. A sort of evolution based on the original sounds thay decided to seed it with.
      • 3131s 9y ago
        That's pretty much the key with this sort of thing. I've done very similar experiments and as long as you choose good source material, even fixed-length samples cut at random and then sequenced rhythmically will sound good. The author's description of the music is slightly corny but I had a very similar awestruck and eerie feeling after the first time a python script I wrote generated some pretty passable electronic music.