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What Pi Sounds Like

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the bleep-bleep-bloop dept.

I've always loved generative music, and this guy used Pi as the basis for his composition. I'm not saying it's as good as Lady Gaga or Justin Bieber or something, but it's a great way to get ready for Pi day which is tragically still not a federal holiday. Write your congressman.

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  1. Pi is wrong. by pipatron · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Stop being silly. Perhaps after reading this, you will understand why it's simply retarded to even mention pi: http://tauday.com/

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    c++; /* this makes c bigger but returns the old value */
  2. Re:And thank god for that by Bozzio · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Warning. Shameless plug.

    If you're into generated music, then you'll probably like auto-composed tone-matrix music. I just happen to have written a game that does that :)

    Do you know John Conway's Game of Life? It's a cellular automata game. I've combined that with a standard tone-matrix interface to create music that essentially breeds new generations of itself.

    And, just to make sure that pseudo-chaotic music actually sounds good, I framed everything in a pentatonic scale.

    If you're interested, check out Harmonium on Xbox 360 Live Indie Games.

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    I just pooped your party.