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Guide to Unconventional Computing for Music

By Eduardo Reck Miranda

Book information

Publisher
Springer International Publishing, Cham
Year
2017
ISBN
9783319498812, 3319498819
Google Books ID
ZP8qDgAAQBAJ
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
7 MB (7162000 bytes)
Pages
284\0
Topic
Computers
Time added
2024-08-03 17:05:37

Description

This pioneering text/reference explores how innovative new modes of computation may provide exciting new directions for future developments in the music industry, guiding the reader through the latest research in this emerging, interdisciplinary field. This work includes coverage of electronic music compositions and performances that incorporate unconventional interfacing, hacking and circuit bending. Features: presents an introduction to unconventional computing in music; discusses initiatives involving biophysical electronic music, the work of self-styled silicon luthiers, and the intersection of music and quantum computing; introduces the memristor, a new electronic component with the potential to revolutionize how computers are built; reviews experiments and practical applications of biological memristors in music; describes IMUSIC, an unconventional tone-based programming language, which enables the programming of computers using musical phrases; includes review questions at the end of each chapter.

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