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COMPUTER-ASSISTED COMPOSITION [2 records]

Record 1 2021-11-02

English

Subject field(s)
  • Music
  • Computer Programs and Programming
CONT

… composers use computers to generate and test musical ideas quickly and in a more exploratory fashion, rather than to generate entire pieces of music in one go. This has led to the emergence of a … practice referred to as computer-aided composition, or CAC.

CONT

Computer composition. … Composers may elect to use a set of compositional programs to produce a composition. They may then stop using a computer and print their results for transcription to instrumental performance. Alternatively, they may transfer their results directly into electronic sounds by means of a second set of programs for sound synthesis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Musique
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
CONT

La composition assistée par ordinateur (CAO) met en œuvre des formalismes et techniques informatiques dans une perspective musicale, afin de proposer des outils de modélisation et de calcul aux compositeurs [...]

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Música
  • Programas y programación (Informática)
CONT

La composición por computadora. La computadora puede servir a varios fines dentro de la composición. [Por ejemplo], funcionando como secuenciador permite la verificación inmediata de lo que se está componiendo, lo cual es particularmente útil cuando se busca lograr efectos tímbricos nuevos y por lo tanto desconocidos.

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Record 2 2019-11-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Writing Styles
  • Computer Programs and Programming
  • Applications of Automation

French

Domaine(s)
  • Techniques d'écriture
  • Programmes et programmation (Informatique)
  • Automatisation et applications
CONT

Dans le cas de la rédaction assistée par ordinateur, le soutien peut être de deux sortes : soit «physique», quand le scripteur dispose d'un processeur lexical, soit «cognitif», quand le scripteur bénéficie d'un programme d'aide qui fournit des suggestions de relecture, et induit une «stratégie de questionnement guidé».

Spanish

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