Why not use computer programs to make music?
Art is, almost by definition, ambiguous and vague. It is frequently extremely complex, defying definition in the simple algorithmic terms referred to earlier. As Vinko Globokar once remarked, with only slight exaggeration, “Anything which can be taught about composition is necessarily too simplistic to be of value.” Sound synthesists and music programmers often add complexity to algorithms in an effort to make their effect more interesting. Unfortunately, even complexity can be simplistic, by being predictable, so unpredictable as to be unengaging, or simply by being, for whatever reason, uninteresting. It is known that one of the main reasons that the sound of an acoustic instrument like the flute is so attractive is because the sound contains a vast and complex variety of subtle noises and variations which go virtually (but not totally!) undetected by our ears, in addition to the more obvious noises and variations that we do detect. Synthesists have tried to add noise, jitter, vibrat
