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Experimenting with generative music I put together an extremely simple (and ugly) prototype that only uses random generation (no machine learning of any kind) a

by bambax 6y ago

Experimenting with generative music I put together an extremely simple (and ugly) prototype that only uses random generation (no machine learning of any kind) and very few rules; it is very basic but can sometimes produce things that could pass for elevator music. For example (with some imagination) this could be the background music in a Chinese restaurant (because of the pentatonic scale): http://autopedie.medusis.com/#011004155|g113220|g213410|c114220 http://autopedie.medusis.com/#011004155|g113220|g213410|c114... What are missing are repetitions (see the other thread by MauranKilom) and some kind of structure. But as a minimalist experiment it's fun.

romwell 6y ago
It's a fun experiment, but I feel like my cat walking across the piano produces more musical results due to the presence of intent. Music, like all art, is communication. Randomly generated communication is just noise. The intent in this exhibit seems to be "this is what these rules sound like", but then it's the generator itself that is the artwork.
- bambax 6y ago
  Your cat walking across the piano certainly doesn't follow scales, and probably not tempo either. But yes, the more rules there are, the more "musical" it can sound.
  - vbsteven 6y ago
    It could if it avoided all the black keys.