Computing Atlas

How Computing Was Built
Sign In
Text size
100%
Theme

Switch Atlas

Field

Computer Music

Applied Computing

Computer music is the application of computing technology in music composition, helping human composers create new music or allowing computers to independently create music, such as through algorithmic composition programs. It includes the theory and application of computer software technologies alongside basic aspects of music such as sound synthesis, digital signal processing, sound design, sonic diffusion, acoustics, electrical engineering and psychoacoustics, and its roots trace back to the origins of electronic music and the first experiments with electronic instruments at the turn of the twentieth century.

Facts
Origin Year
1950 1
Core Concern
Application of computing technology to music composition and independent algorithmic composition 1
Connections

Associated With

Computational Creativity, Fields

Field-to-field association; both are standard neighbouring areas of computing

Human Computer Interaction, Fields
Source Wikipedia: Computer music
Machine Learning, Fields

Field-to-field association; both are standard neighbouring areas of computing

Includes

Barry Vercoe, Pioneers
Source Barry Vercoe (Wikipedia)
Csound, Programming Languages
Source Csound (Wikipedia)
Max (programming language), Programming Languages
Source Max (programming language) (Wikipedia)
Miller Puckette, Pioneers
Source Miller Puckette (Wikipedia)
Perry R. Cook, Pioneers
Source Wikipedia: Perry R. Cook
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Computer music
Wikimedia Foundation
  • Lead section, para 1
    Computer music is the application of computing technology in music composition, to help human composers create new music or to have computers independently create music.
  • History section
    In 1950 the CSIR Mark 1 was used to play music, the first known use of a digital computer for that purpose.
  • Associated With: Human Computer Interaction, See also section
  • In Group: Computing for the Arts and Humanities, lead section
View the Source
Csound (Wikipedia)
Includes: Csound, Lead sentence
Quote, Includes: Csound, Lead sentence
Csound is a domain-specific computer programming language for audio programming.
View the Source
Barry Vercoe (Wikipedia)
Includes: Barry Vercoe, Lead, Csound
Quote, Includes: Barry Vercoe, Lead, Csound
he is best known as the inventor of Csound, a music synthesis language
View the Source
Miller Puckette (Wikipedia)
Includes: Miller Puckette, Lead
Quote, Includes: Miller Puckette, Lead
He is also the author of Pure Data (Pd), an open source successor to Max written in the 1990s with input from many others in the computer music and free software communities.
View the Source
Max (programming language) (Wikipedia)
Includes: Max (programming language), Lead, music language
Quote, Includes: Max (programming language), Lead, music language
is a visual programming language for music and multimedia
View the Source
Wikipedia: Perry R. Cook
Includes: Perry R. Cook, Lead paragraphView the Source
Comments (0)
No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.
Reader Challenges (0)
No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.