Generative / Algorithmic Composition

Required Assignments

• **** Attend online event this Saturday March 20 at 1pm = Algorithmic Sound featuring Sarah Belle Reid (pre-register) *****

• Complete Tero Parviainen's interactive presentation How Generative Music Works

• work through this "Algorithmic Composition" tutorial by Gregory Taylor

Optional Resources

• browse the Oxford Handbook of Algorithmic Composition Edited by Roger T. Dean and Alex McLean

• Generative Music Guide on Bandcamp

• Chan Jun Shern's interactive Algorithmic Composition Tutorial: An interactive and explorable tutorial on algorithmic music composition with JavaScript and p5.js-sound.

• Nature of Code by Daniel Shiffman (using Processing)

Max Tips

• using Max with other apps = https://docs.cycling74.com/max8/vignettes/max_and_other_apps

• use [seq] object to record MIDI data and save as a file to use in other programs

• great "random" objects:

  • random (create a seed so different every time)

  • urn

  • urn-jb

  • drunk

Logic Tips

• MIDI

  • create randomness with Logic's "MIDI Transform" = https://support.apple.com/guide/logicpro/midi-transform-window-overview-lgcp2158341a/mac