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 Generative
Music Software
Mac OSX (written in cocoa)
Machine For Composing Music is generative music software / computer aided
composition software for creating Midi and avantMidi compositions and
runs on Mac OSX. Based on a musical model that consists of hierarchle
structures based on motif material and transformations of these motifs
in order to build-up phrases, voices and the final composition.
With Machine For
Composing music you can quickly explore, improvise and experiment with
generating musical compositions and create endless variations of these.
It is ideal for both creating ideas and for creating final compositions.
If you have an XG based Midi synthesiser you can experiment with creating
avantMidi compositions in which the synthesiser is continously bombarded
with high densities of SysEx data trajectories which can construct experimental
and ambient soundscapes.
The basic motif of MCM can be created by 4 different generator types -
melodic, chordal, drum-pattern or SysEx/CC. So a motif is not always a
motif in its usual sense, but is being called a motif as it is the most
basic and lowest level building block of the composition. Each generator
has many generator algorithms available and these are being continuosly
extended with new algorithms and generator types. MCM also comes with
a library containing over 400 drum pattern presets in styles ranging from
rock, to samba to ska, and these patterns can be used to create instrumental
patterns and not just drums patterns.
These motifs are then used to build the phrases. A phrase consists of
a selected motif that is repeated N number of times, with a set of possible
transformations applied to the motif for each repetition. Transformation
include for example tranposition, inversions, retrograde, shuffle, retro-inversion.
This also means than the same motif can be used for different parts, but
having different transformations and number of repetitions.The overall
composition is then designed by selecting which phrases occur overtime
by clicking on the overall structure grid. ( The grid in lower part of
the above screenshot )
Different compositions
can be quickly generated and listened too. It is possible to regenerate
individual motifs and any higher compositional elements that reference
this motif, will be changed without affected the other elements. These
enables to keep things that sound right, whilst adjusting the things you
do not quite fit, until the whole composition gels.
Final compositions
can be saved as Midi files, and imported into other music software for
editing and integration.
Midi can be send via coreMidi to an external
midi synth, or you are able to use QuickTime Musical Instruments.
Event Viewer Of Final Composition
Motif Editor To Manually Adjust
Motifs
Edit Existing Patterns From
Extensive Pattern Library,
or Define Your Own Drum Patterns
Editors For Midi
( These include Yamaha XG editors )
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