What Is Computer-Generated Music?
Throughout recorded history, human beings have utilized the components of their environment to produce unique art forms. In the accelerating world of technology, computer-generated music has become another level of creativity and expression. As with a physical musical instrument, a computer can be used to generate tone, produce a beat, and be used as an accompaniment for other computers, real instruments, or the voice. Computer-generated music may be defined in my different ways. First, and most logically, it is music created by, or composed with the assistance of, a computer workstation or module. Secondly, since the world of music is filled with electronic musical instruments, the computer can be categorized as the instrument itself. Third, since digital music recording has become the standard replacement for analog magnetic tape recorders, computer-generated music is the product of these digital music production systems.
