{"id":1110,"date":"2022-02-27T16:37:46","date_gmt":"2022-02-27T07:37:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/?post_type=project&#038;p=1110"},"modified":"2023-03-18T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-18T06:38:31","slug":"generative-music-system","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/sonicviz.com\/project\/generative-music-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Generative AI Music System"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Algorithmic\u00a0Music with seeded HMM and Stochastic Noise<\/h1>\n<p>A demonstration of a prototype generative music system using a variety of techniques from seeded HMM to stochastic noise.<\/p>\n<p>The prototype has two generative music systems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A generative controller that uses a hidden markov model to generate new compositions from a seed music database<\/li>\n<li>A random music generator using a variety of algorithms from a windchime emulator to stochastic noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The system is built with Java, and uses an open source synth ZynAddSubFX as the sound source.<br \/>\nIt was written in 2006 \u00a0based on research work I did for my Music Masters degree in 2003, and I&#8217;m currently porting parts of it to C#\/Unity &amp; HTML5\/WebAudio.<\/p>\n<p>In 2007 I produced 2 relaxation music albums each with 4 x 15 minute tracks using this system, mixed with ambient environment nature sounds from another generative system.\u00a0Currently these are offline but I hope to redistribute them again sometime.\u00a0Here is a track from Album #1:<br \/>\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/310981444&amp;auto_play=false&amp;hide_related=false&amp;show_comments=true&amp;show_user=true&amp;show_reposts=false&amp;visual=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Generative music systems are a rich field of exploration, and the methods presented here are well known.<br \/>\nI have extended them a little more with some added features such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Object database containing seed compositions with metadata<\/li>\n<li>More parameters for randomization and variability<\/li>\n<li>More experimentation with noise generation algorithms to drive music generation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Potential uses of such as system are varied:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Affective computing \u00a0&#8211; detected user emotions to drive system feedback via music mood matching<\/li>\n<li>Art and music therapy<\/li>\n<li>Music education<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Some screen shots are below, followed by a video that briefly explains both systems.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1111\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Generative1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1111\" class=\"wp-image-1111 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Generative1.jpg\" alt=\"Seeded HMM Generative Music Generator\" width=\"586\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Generative1.jpg 586w, https:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Generative1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1111\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Seeded HMM Music Generator<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_1112\" style=\"width: 596px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Random1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-image-1112 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Random1.jpg\" alt=\"Stochastic Random Generative music generator\" width=\"586\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Random1.jpg 586w, https:\/\/sonicviz.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/Random1-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 586px) 100vw, 586px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1112\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stochastic Random music generator<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Check out the video for a more in depth explanation.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"Generative Music Prototypes\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/9LfDUJn6aIU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can read more about my music research here:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"luCLksZiNo\"><p><a href=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/project\/sound-music-rd\/\">Sound\/Music R&#038;D<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"http:\/\/sonicviz.com\/project\/sound-music-rd\/embed\/#?secret=luCLksZiNo\" data-secret=\"luCLksZiNo\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Sound\/Music R&#038;D&#8221; &#8212; Sonicviz\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Algorithmic\u00a0Music with seeded HMM and Stochastic Noise A demonstration of a prototype generative music system using a variety of techniques from seeded HMM to stochastic noise. 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