Generation of sound sequences by means of an artificial life model

Anej Placer (2014) Generation of sound sequences by means of an artificial life model. EngD thesis.

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Abstract

This BSc thesis describes the means of generating music sequences using an agent-based model. As a response to surrounding events, agents (entities) emit certain musical tones. Individual entity is capable of several different responses, which in combination with responses of the remaining entities form musical sequences. Entities aren't aware of the end goal. After every execution of a certain number of steps, their contribution is assessed by a fitness function, which dictates the shape of the desired solution. The score of the individual entity consists of partial assessments of different musical aspects of the produced sequence. It determines the chance of mutation of the responses' parameters of a new generation of an entity. Created directional search algorithm searches for parameter values and sequence of responses that the entities must perform, so that in the case of a set of entities the produced sequences would form a coherent whole.

Item Type:

Thesis (EngD thesis)

Keywords:

artificial life, agent-based model, music, music sequence generation, music sequence evaluation, C++, MIDI, Qt

Number of Pages:

Language of Content:

Slovenian

Mentor / Comentors:

Name and Surname	ID	Function
doc. dr. Iztok Lebar Bajec	269	Mentor
doc. dr. Matija Marolt	271	Comentor

Link to COBISS:

http://www.cobiss.si/scripts/cobiss?command=search&base=51012&select=(ID=1536092867)

Institution:

University of Ljubljana

Department:

Faculty of Computer and Information Science

Item ID:

2678

Date Deposited:

15 Sep 2014 16:46

Last Modified:

04 Dec 2014 11:12

URI:

http://eprints.fri.uni-lj.si/id/eprint/2678

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