Prometheus4096

Hi, I finished a small part of the project but I am now taking some time off until it again has a lot of my passion. I am not creating an algorithm that writes music. I try to use Darwinian Evolution. The input will be massive and very varied in the nature of mutations. So every generation I create many different distinct versions. I also use gender to recombine the music genes every generation. So each generation I create many different versions from the original 'musical DNA', which will code for a single note at the start. So each time there is a mutation that adds a new random note through pure chance I will select that mutation out of many. Then I use the selected versions for a new generation. Big problem is the amount of selection that has to be done. It has to be done by humans. Humans need to select the mutations through their taste for music using 'books, feelings, childhood, happiness, other music etc.', like you decribe. That way they can design the music indirectly through Darwinian evolution. If this were technically possible the results may be very interesting.

Hi, I finished a small part of the project but I am now taking some time off until it again has a lot of my passion. I am not creating an algorithm that writes music. I try to use Darwinian Evolution. The input will be massive and very varied in the nature of mutations. So every generation I create many different distinct versions. I also use gender to recombine the music genes every generation. So each generation I create many different versions from the original 'musical DNA', which will code for a single note at the start. So each time there is a mutation that adds a new random note through pure chance I will select that mutation out of many. Then I use the selected versions for a new generation. Big problem is the amount of selection that has to be done. It has to be done by humans.

Ok, I have been considering Csound abd Enigma Transportable File. Csound only creates sounds and pieces composed of those sounds through code. I don't want sounds. I want instruments. ETF is readeble by both Finale and Sibelius. But it is too complex and not very well documented. The file is huge and most of the stuff is info for every bar on how to display it with all the nuances Finale can manage. I almost figured out how the actual notes were coded but I still don't understand very well. Either way, it will be too bothersome. I think midi will be useful. If I import the midi into Finale I get decent sounds. I will also look into MusicXML. For those interested I found a page that lists info on many file formats used to code music instructions: Music Notation - Musical notation codes If anyone still wants to give advice then please do so.

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I programmed some code that generates instructions for creating music. Now I need to have my program write a file a piece of software can interpret to create a music file. For example Finale or Sibelius. I need to know how the files of these programs are encoded and how I can create some of their files. Does anyone have an idea?