Inside Computer Music

Book Description

Inside Computer Music is an investigation of how new technological developments have influenced the creative possibilities of composers of computer music in the last 50 years. This book combines detailed research into the development of computer music techniques with nine case studies that analyze key works in the musical and technical development of computer music. The book’s companion website offers demonstration videos of the techniques used and downloadable software. There, readers can view interviews and test emulations of the software used by the composers for themselves. The software also presents musical analyses of each of the nine case studies to enable readers to engage with the musical structure aurally and interactively.

中文：

书名：电脑音乐内幕

《电脑音乐内幕》是对过去50年来新技术发展如何影响电脑音乐作曲家的创作可能性的调查。这本书结合了对计算机音乐技术发展的详细研究和九个案例研究，分析了计算机音乐和技术发展中的关键作品。这本书的配套网站提供了所用技术的演示视频和可下载的软件。在那里，读者可以查看采访，并亲自测试作曲家使用的软件的模拟。该软件还提供了对九个案例研究中每一个的音乐分析，使读者能够以听觉和互动的方式参与音乐结构。