LyMakerVersion 0.3
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The program generates
the different voices (tracks) by random but based on a lot of
parameters. It does not generate melodic content. Trumpet, tenor sax,
high synth and low synth parts are created empty. It does, however
generate a bassline, a drumline consisting of bass drum, snare and
highhat, and the lower voice of the piano which plays the chords. For
the upper voice of the piano a riff is generated which is repeated
throughout the song. This is something like a dummy which could be
changed freely (but sometimes it sounds great by random). Orchestral
arrangements are beyond the scope of the generator so far.
MelodyMelodies in popular music (and in classical music as well) are usually based on variations of one or more motifs1. Our generator does not generate any melodic content as of now. HarmonyLyMaker creates two harmony voices. The harmony voices will be generated based on the chord progressions. Only chord notes are used. The lower piano voice will in fact only play these chords. A counterpoint2 option was considered but not implemented because a counter-melody without a melody is pointless. A riff3 is generated for the whole song. The riff - as riffs usually do - ignores the harmonies. The riff is played by the upper piano voice. The second generated harmony voice is indeed the bass line.
1 a motif or motive is is a short musical idea, a salient recurring figure, musical fragment or succession of notes that has some special importance in or is characteristic of a composition. 2 counterpoint is the relationship between voices that are harmonically interdependent (polyphony), but independent in rhythm and contour. 3 riff refers to a brief, relaxed phrase repeated over changing melodies. |
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