{"id":3525,"date":"2024-10-13T19:13:38","date_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:43:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rangakrish.com\/?p=3525"},"modified":"2024-10-13T19:13:38","modified_gmt":"2024-10-13T13:43:38","slug":"using-chatgpt-for-algorithmic-music-composition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rangakrish.com\/index.php\/2024\/10\/13\/using-chatgpt-for-algorithmic-music-composition\/","title":{"rendered":"Using ChatGPT for Algorithmic Music Composition"},"content":{"rendered":"

Algorithmic music composition is one of my favourite areas. And in terms of tools, as several of my past articles<\/strong><\/em><\/a>\u00a0show, OpusModus<\/strong><\/em><\/a> software is the main choice.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Recently I have been spending some time checking if ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em> could be cajoled into writing some good OpusModus<\/strong><\/em> code. But the experience has not been very positive; the code won\u2019t even compile in OpusModus<\/strong><\/em> most of the time, forget generating music (there is a separate OpusModus GPT<\/strong><\/em>, which I haven’t explored)!<\/p>\n

That is when I decided to take a look at SonicPi<\/strong><\/em><\/a>, another interesting tool for algorithmic music composition. Just as OpusModus<\/strong><\/em> uses Common Lisp<\/strong><\/em> programming language, SonicPi<\/strong><\/em> uses Ruby<\/strong><\/em>. Fortunately, ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em> seems to be more capable in terms of SonicPi<\/strong><\/em> since most of the code compiles without any issue.<\/p>\n

In this article, I would like to share some simple compositions I have managed to generate using ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em> (I use GPT-4o<\/strong><\/em>). Let us start with \u201cTwinkle Twinkle Little Star\u201d<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Here is the code (partial) that ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em> generated:<\/p>\n

\"SonicPi<\/a>
SonicPi Code for Twinkle Twinkle Little Star<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I pasted the code in SonicPi and played it. Here is how it sounds<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Simple, but nice!<\/p>\n

Next, I wanted to create something different. Here is the prompt I gave ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is an exercise to create background music. Two people are walking inside a haunted forest. You have to create an eerie ambience, that lasts around 45 seconds. Use proper instruments to create this background score.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the code it generated:<\/p>\n

\"Code<\/a>
Code for Eerie Music<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

You can listen to the composition here<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Lastly, I wanted to create something quirky! Here is my prompt to ChatGPT<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat would it be like if we mix the styles of Ilayaraja, MS Viswanathan, AR Rahman,\u00a0<\/span>and Anirudh? Can you generate a quirky composition with\u00a0<\/span>interesting instruments? This should last 2 minutes approx.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Here is the code:<\/p>\n

\"Quirky<\/a>
Quirky Mix<\/strong><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The music is really quirky! Listen<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Overall, it was a pleasant experience. I hope to generate music with multi-channel MIDI outputs and connect them to a DAW<\/strong><\/em> such as Ableton Live<\/strong><\/em><\/a> so that we can get richer sound and effects. More on that in a future article!<\/p>\n

Download the Ruby<\/strong><\/em> code for SonicPi<\/strong> here<\/strong><\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n

Have a great weekend!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Algorithmic music composition is one of my favourite areas. And in terms of tools, as several of my past articles\u00a0show, OpusModus software is the main choice.\u00a0 Recently I have been spending some time checking if ChatGPT could be cajoled into writing some good OpusModus code. 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