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Music-Research Digest Volume 5 : Issue 86
Music-Research Digest Sat, 13 Oct 90 Volume 5 : Issue 86
Today's Topics:
computer music software for the next (2 msgs)
Forward of Computer Music Days in Jerusalem, March 17-19, 1991
seeking info on SMDL
Stanford CCRMA Technical Reports (2 msgs)
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Date: 5 Oct 90 20:13:42 GMT
From: Christopher Penrose <cpenrose%sdcc13%sdcc6@edu.ucsd>
Subject: computer music software for the next
To: music-research@prg
Message-ID: <13007@sdcc6.ucsd.edu>
In article <84456@tut.cis.ohio-state.edu> mark@giza.cis.ohio-state.edu (Mark Jansen) writes:
>
> I am aware that there is a lot of public ftp software available to
>do computer music on the NeXT machine. I would appreciate someone that has
>had the experience of doing this to tell us where they got the software,
>and any major difficulties in installation and use. If people only have
>pieces of the puzzle thats OK too. Lets see whats available.
I would appreciate any other information about computer music software for
the NeXT also! Here is what I know:
CARL software distribution
cmusic, pvoc, pv (phase vocoders)
no ftp access
cost $250 :(
CME (Center for Music Experiment) UC San Diego
frm@plexus.ucsd.edu
sfl@carl.ucsd.edu
This is not free. You even have to provide your own optical disk.
I paid my $250 grudgingly considering the fact that I installed
much of this software myself at UCSD. They can be vultures.
csound software (mit)
ftp access!
free!
ems.ai.mit.edu (anonymous)
This is the standard UNIX distribution of csound. I actually prefer
this version as Pete's requires elaborate work directories that I find
difficult to manage. Csound is extremely useful and quick to code
with a little experience. And it is free.
NeXT (C)sound, LPC
ftp access!
free!
uvaarpa.acc.virginia.edu (anonymous)
pmy@uvaarpa.acc.virginia.edu
Pete has written some NeXTstep interfaces to csound and princeton's
LPC routines. I prefer the standard shell interface to csound;
however, you may like the NeXTstep interface instead. Also, Pete
is a cool guy and I'm glad he is writing music applications. I use
his LPC interface. You might find some other useful stuff there
too.
princeton's cmix!
ftp access!
free!
princeton.princeton.edu (anonymous)
princeton.edu
paul@winnie.princeton.edu
This software is very useful! I haven't made a major computer music
piece without it. You can grab both a BSD UNIX version and the NeXT
version here. Paul Lansky is also super cool, and he might be able
to help you with snags. Don't abuse his help though, we wouldn't
want people like him to disappear.
Lisp Kernel
ftp access!
free!
akbar.acs.washington.edu (???)
My mind is fuzzy about this one. I haven't installed it yet, because
I am waiting to install Common Music first. I think I found it on
akbar but you can try blake.acs.washington.edu also. The Lisp Kernel
(I believe) is a music kit interface and composition tool within
Franz Lisp.
Common Music
ftp access soon
free!
hkt@ccrma.stanford.edu
This is another lisp interface with some potentially interesting data
abstraction functions. Henrich Taube is a very very busy guy, and he is
really generous for his efforts to make this code available. It may
be available next week on some stanford machine (they think that they
really need ftp access, too bad UCSD doesn't consider this).
neato-kludgy signal processors
no ftp access :(
free!
cpenrose@ucsd.edu
esosun!jesus!penrose@seismo.css.gov
I write alot of audio DSP code for my pieces. I have some particularly
interesting filter programs: FFT based window filter processor, Phase
vocoder based interpolators and dynamic (time-varying) filters. I
haven't done it yet, but I am planning upon a compressor. All this
code is available, just send me mail. I don't like to use the 56001
for signal processing, in most of my cases floating point DSP takes
longer on the 56001. Also, I can't play soundfiles while the 56001
is at work.
Christopher Penrose
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Date: 7 Oct 90 03:49:43 GMT
From: The MIDIman <news%petunia@com.dec.decwrl>
Subject: computer music software for the next
To: music-research@prg
Message-ID: <270ea5d7.300e@petunia.CalPoly.EDU>
I don't know if it's still around, but there used to be a mailing list for
people interested in making music/sound on the NeXT's. To be added to the
list e-mail to --> next-music-request@usc.edu
Like I said, I don't know if it still exists.
--
sseidman@polyslo.calpoly.edu Steven R. Seidman "The MIDIman"
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"When I had first heard electronic music, it had affected me so strongly
I just knew I had to play it." - Steve Roach
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Date: Mon, 8 Oct 90 17:41:15 +0200
From: Hans.Strasburger@DE.DBP.UNI-MUENCHEN.MEDIZIN.PSYCHOLOGIE
Subject: Forward of Computer Music Days in Jerusalem, March 17-19, 1991
To: Music-research@prg
Message-ID:
The Jerusalem Institute of Contemporary Music is hosting
The First international Computer Music Days in Jerusalem
March 17-19, 1991.
This years focus:
The interaction between performer/composer and computer
The 1st International Computer Music Days in Jerusalem are going to
consist of three days of events bringing together composers,
performers, researchers and theorists from Jerusalem, Israel, and the
world. The events will explore ideas relating to composition and
performance, with emphasis on the interaction between the musical
creator and the computer that serves as a vehicle to implement his
ideas. The project will be hosted by the Jerusalem institute of
Contemporary music and will take place in the Van Leer Jerusalem
Institute.
events will include:
Live concerts, lecture demonstrations, as well as
panels, workshops and showing of videos and films.
Submissions of works and/or proposals for demonstrations and panel
themes should be sent to:
Stephen Horenstein, Director
Jerusalem Institute of Contemporary Music
Giladi 10/4
Jerusalem, Israel 93385
Deadline for receiving materials is November 15, 1990. for
composition, send a cassette recording, score and full technical
requirements sheet. (Regrettably, we cannot consider works in
progress). A final selection will be made by an international jury.
all works will be recorded and broadcasted by Israel Broadcasting
Authorities (IBA).
Proposals for demonstrations should be sent in three copies.
Instrumentation could include any combination of the following:
string quartet, contrabass, woodwind quintet (flute, oboe
clarinet, bassoon, horn), multi-percussion (one player),
piano/keyboard (one player), saxophone (soprano, alto,
baritone), and brass.
For additional information via E-mail:
Dan@CCRMA.Stanford.Edu
A project sponsored by the Jerusalem Foundation
In cooperation with the Van Leer Jerusalem Institute
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Date: 10 Oct 90 05:55:19 EST
From: "Edward L. Stauff" <EDWARD.STAUFF@com.wang.office>
Subject: seeking info on SMDL
To: Music-Research@prg
Message-ID: <9010100956.AA09683@sununix.comm.wang.com>
Can anyone give me information about the ANSI "SMDL" - Standard Music
Description Language? I understand that it is currently "in committee".
Specifically, I'd like to know:
1. How (if at all) can I get a copy of the spec? (ANSI in NYC doesn't
seem to know about it.)
2. Has it become stable enough that it's worth starting to develop tools
to support it?
3. Is anyone currently developing tools for it (i.e. editor, print
formatter, conversions, etc.)?
4. Is there any indication that the MIDI software industry is going to
support it? That is, can I expect programs like SCORE, FINALE,
COPYIST, etc. to support it someday?
Any information (including opinions, speculation, etc.) would be appreciated.
My interest in SMDL is in the possibility of using it as a vehicle for
exchanging music (scores) across the network.
[ There are three files containing material submitted by the ANSI group
working on SDML in the archive. These files are X3V1.sd6 (Objectives
and Methodology), X3V1.sd7a (Technical Description and Formal
Definition) and X3V1.sd7b (rest of latter).
These files are large. If you are outside the UK, please request these
from the US archive. - S ]
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Date: 8 Oct 90 23:11:34 GMT
From: William Alves <alves%calvin.usc.edu%usc%cs.utexas.edu%news-server.csri.toronto.edu%ubc-cs%van-bc@edu.berkeley.ucbvax>
Subject: Stanford CCRMA Technical Reports
To: music-research@prg
Message-ID: <27440@usc.edu>
Does anyone know how I can get copies of CCRMA Technical Reports? I am
specifically interested in John Grey's "An Exploration of Musical Timbre"
(#STAN-M-2 1975), but would like to see what is available. Thanks!
Bill Alves
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Date: 10 Oct 90 01:02:00 GMT
From: beaucham%uxh.cso.uiuc.edu%ux1.cso.uiuc.edu%ux1.cso.uiuc.edu%maverick.ksu.ksu.edu@net.uu.uunet
Subject: Stanford CCRMA Technical Reports
To: music-research@prg
Message-ID: <61200001@uxh.cso.uiuc.edu>
To obtain CCRMA technical reports, write to
CCRMA
Dept. of Music
Stanford University
Stanford, CA 95305
Ask for the specific report and the price. If you send them a check, they
will send you the report. They also have a price list, I think.
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