Xref: utzoo comp.music:122 rec.music.synth:9191 Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!yale!cmcl2!esquire!roger From: roger@esquire.UUCP ( r l reid ) Newsgroups: comp.music,rec.music.synth Subject: Re: Help needed on MIDI programming! Message-ID: <1443@esquire.UUCP> Date: 26 Sep 89 13:40:10 GMT References: <15724@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> <164@omaha1.UUCP> Reply-To: roger@esquire.UUCP ( r l reid ) Organization: A.V.A.D.S. Lines: 26 In article <164@omaha1.UUCP> wcc@omaha1.UUCP (William C Carey) writes: > >Is anyone out there familiar with a book called "CYBERNETIC MUSIC" by >someone calling him/her self Jaxitron (pronounced jazzy-tron perhaps?)? >It contains a wide ranging study of music producing algorithms written in >APL. It was an interesting book, to say the least, but be careful with it. Even though I don't much know APL, I was able to find extensive bugs thoughout the book. This is consistant with TAB Books apparent policy of publishing books on really interesting subjects that are so poorly written and proofed that they become useless.] (c.f. their "Rebuilding Reed Organs") >Could it (the APL interpreter) possibly communicate directly with the MIDI port? No doubt it could, assuming such a beast (ST APL) exists. I found it more useful to absorb the non-linear approach to composition that it pushes via APL and try to integrate it into my musical life. I think the message is more imprtant than the vehicle. Though honestly, if I had an APL interpreter (and the keyboard to talk to it!) I'd be tempted to try. So much music, so little time. -- Ro roger@esquire.dpw.com {phri|cucard}!hombre!cmcl2!esquire!roger rlr@woof.columbia.edu