KVR Audio

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Tue Aug 09, 2022 3:35 am

Last few weeks I've implemented some melodic rules to my Python based composition system - mainly because implementation of them is interesting challenge. These rules are derived from old (1970's) music theory books (like Gauldin's "Practical approach to 18th century counterpoint). It seems that results are quite pleasant!

https://soundcloud.com/paulilaine/im-na ... al_sharing

Rene Asologuitar · Post by **Rene Asologuitar** » Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:05 pm

Very pleasant, indeed.
And very cool.

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Wed Aug 10, 2022 2:21 am

Rene Asologuitar wrote: ↑Tue Aug 09, 2022 6:05 pm Very pleasant, indeed.
And very cool.

Thank you very much, Rene!

Allomerus · Post by **Allomerus** » Sat Aug 13, 2022 4:37 am

This is an interesting result. As Rene writes it is very pleasant.
I like doing generative stuff as well, it can come up with some ideas I might not have ordinarily.
Cool work.
Well done!

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Sun Aug 14, 2022 8:23 am

Allomerus, big thanks for the feedback! I've tried many algorithms and some of them (like multitude of rules in classic music theory) are not easy to implement - this means that the actual implementation gives rise to interesting artefacts!

Genetic_Junk · Post by **Genetic_Junk** » Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:53 pm

Very cool! Are the percussion/drums generated by the code too?

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 5:46 am

Genetic_Junk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 14, 2022 4:53 pm Very cool! Are the percussion/drums generated by the code too?

Thanks, Genetic_Junk! Drums are not generated by my algorithms (this time). I made a drum-generator too , but often I prefer Microtonic, Spark or Mdrummer patterns. Mdrummer is (at least partially) algorithmic afaik.

I have plans to improve my drum generator and include a GUI. Here is example output of current system:
https://soundcloud.com/paulilaine/dr202 ... al_sharing

tomtom1 · Post by **tomtom1** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:29 am

That was made by algorithms? Cool and pleasant result... (Btw. how much did you intervene in the process?)

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Mon Aug 15, 2022 2:13 pm

tomtom1 wrote: ↑Mon Aug 15, 2022 8:29 am That was made by algorithms? Cool and pleasant result... (Btw. how much did you intervene in the process?)

Thanks! I do not actually intervene in the process. I start the generator, it runs and generates c. 30 separate tracks (midi files). Then I drag them to Bitwig and start to select synthesizer sounds for each of the tracks. Sometimes I put rhythmic mutes (one track plays 4 bars, then another plays 4 bars) etc.

I do not change the rhythms or pitches (except whole track octave + - ) , because the idea of my experiment is to find find out what kind, and how cool, music one can generate using (non-learning, non deep-ai) algorithms!

However the system itself and the algorithms are wip. I do improve them constantly and also develop new algorithms and test new theories.

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 6:50 pm

Here is yet another one, this time mixed with old fashioned (70's ?) style. Next week I am trying to implement better harmonic progressions - stay tuned for results!

https://soundcloud.com/paulilaine/im-na ... al_sharing

Bansaw · Post by **Bansaw** » Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:00 pm

Interesting - there were some good "moments" in those compositions. Sometimes things were disjointed, but I'm sure with deeper AI, things would improve. Bassline was decent.

Dartelec · Post by **Dartelec** » Tue Aug 23, 2022 4:09 am

Bansaw wrote: ↑Sun Aug 21, 2022 9:00 pm Interesting - there were some good "moments" in those compositions. Sometimes things were disjointed, but I'm sure with deeper AI, things would improve. Bassline was decent.

Thanks, Bansaw! I guess deeper AI is not on option, because I'm not using (deep learning type) AI at all. Just old fashioned coding by myself;) But I hope that my algorithms develop over time!

Good old music theory books!