Re: [microsound] input + software = output

[eric hill <ehill@xxxxxxxx>]

>>what other kind of input does the software have? randomized elements
>>aren't exactly the zenith of articulation, so while there is a whole world
>>of abstract input and composition tools and techniques (spatial response
>>triggers or wires hooked up to a plant or whatever), the human is what
>>sets up the criteria for inclusion in the output.
>
>true, but what about algorithms that don't depend on direct input from a
>user but rather take a (one time) seed value and evolve and mutate
>structures...L-Systems or fractals are some examples of this sort of algo...

those are affect generators in service to the = sign, which is the last
point at which composition can happen. heh, has anybody done any pure
robot music using software automatons like that?

eric