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A Computer Composing and Playing Jazz
Roland Piquepaille writes "The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) has some unusual teaching programs. One PhD student, Øyvind Brandtsegg, is a graduate of the jazz program and this article describes how has developed a computer program and a musical instrument for improvisation. The PhD student is 36 years old and is at the same time a composer, a musician and computer programmer. His 'computer instrument' can take any recorded sound as input and split it into a number of very short sound particles that can last for between 1 and 10 milliseconds. 'These fragments may be infinitely reshuffled, making it possible to vary the music with no change in the fundamental theme.'" Brandtsegg improvisational software is called ImproSculpt; his site contains several selections from his musical output, including "some pieces made with the predecessor of ImproSculpt," called FollowMe.
Without machines, who will feed us and clothe us and compose our smooth jazz?
I mean, not every cool invention is going to be super groundbreaking, like the lightbulb. Some are just going to be good adaptations of existing tech, like lamps and lampshades.
And some are truly revolutionary, like the Clapper.
This guy's the limit!
My girlfriend gave me the Clapper, I'm here to tell you there only thing revolutionary about it is the circular motion with which I apply the cream.
I hear NUTS has an exchange program with Ball State University.
Well according to TFA it doesn't, it plays jazz instead.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
For anyone out there wanting to generate their own grain cloud, try 2 cups of cornflour in a blender with the lid off.