Interfaces for composition — What about the composer
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14809597 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Peter Bowcott |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 15 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 27-37 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Contemporary Music Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0749-4467 • E-ISSN: 1477-2256 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07494469600640481 |
| OpenAlex | W2034791572 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
This paper explores some of the problems that arise in composing with the computer, in some areas of computer music, and describes an interface which serves the composer as a form of ‘project manager’. Historically the interaction between composer and the computer have been determined by the mapping of hardware into software languages (Music ‘n’), or are formed upon conventional programming languages (Music4C, Moxie etc). With the advent of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) more intuitive interfaces for interacting with such languages have been developed, however the composer is often still at the mercy of formalisation the programmer has made regarding the task of composition. Problems of working with many different programmes within a composition are discussed and a potential solution is proposed, and extended into the realms of Virtual Reality. This Research was carried out as part of an Electro-Acoustic Bursary from the Arts Council of Great Britain
Art · Computer music · Human–computer interaction · Literature · Multimedia · Music education · Musical · Musical composition · Programmer · Programming language · Visual arts · Computer Science · Music and Audio Processing · Music Technology and Sound Studies
| Citations per year | 0.04 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1999 - 1999 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |