Composing Interactive Music Techniques and Ideas Using Max
| Author/creator | Winkler, Todd Author |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Cambridge : MIT Press |
| Description | 364 p. ill 10.000 x 07.000 in. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Summary | Annotation Interactive music refers to a composition or improvisation in which softwareinterprets live performances to produce music generated or modified by computers. In ComposingInteractive Music, Todd Winkler presents both the technical and aesthetic possibilities of thisincreasingly popular area of computer music. His own numerous compositions have been the laboratoryfor the research and development that resulted in this book.The author's examples use a graphicalprogramming language called Max. Each example in the text is accompanied by a picture of how itappears on the computer screen. The same examples are included as software on the accompanyingCD-ROM, playable on a Macintosh computer with a MIDI keyboard.Although the book is aimed at thoseinterested in writing music and software using Max, the casual reader can learn the basic conceptsof interactive composition by just reading the text, without running any software. The bookconcludes with a discussion of recent multimedia work incorporating projected images and videoplayback with sound for concert performances and art installations. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 9780262731393 |
| ISBN | 0262731398 (Trade Paper) Active Record |
| Standard identifier# | 9780262731393 |
| Stock number | 0262731398 00015994 |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |