a| 9783319842646

a| eng

4| Editor a| Miranda, Eduardo Reck d| 1963- 1| http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5340746 9| 17661

a| Guide to unconventional computing for music

a| Switzerland b| Springer international publishing c| 2017

a| 284

a| The first book on musical applications of unconventional computing and, as such, an important reference in the fieldPresents a focus on an emerging and promising application of computer scienceIncludes revision questions at the end of each chapter highlighting important points to be learned, and introductory tutorials for novices, as well as more advanced research-informed descriptionsThis 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.

c| BOO

a| boek

b| ORPH c| ORPH j| ORPH.

c| 15776 d| 15776