Archive for April, 2016
Sometimes it can be interesting to take a MIDI file and transform the score it represents. For example, you can change the tempo, alter the instruments, or even modify the pitches and rhythm. To do something like this, it is helpful to build a convenient framework. In today’s post, I am outlining one approach that […]
One of the creative approaches to synthesizing music is to start with a short melodic motif and then apply various transformations on it. The motif is usually (but not necessarily) of 1 bar duration. What are some possible transformations? This depends on one’s creativity, but here is a simple list: 1) Identity transformation: Do nothing […]
In the excellent book The Geometry of Musical Rhythm – What Makes a ‘Good’ Rhythm Good? by Godfried T.Toussaint, there is an interesting discussion of Rhythmic Oddity in Chapter 15. A rhythm has this property if no two of its onsets divide the rhythmic cycle into two half-cycles, that is, two segments of equal duration. […]
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