This video, via University of Warwick professor Duncan Lockerby, explains The Molecular Music Box – an approach to music composition that explores how simple rules can lead to rich patterns.
The Molecular Music Box is a mix of music, math and molecular dynamics. It’s based on using a simpler looper and some simple compositional rules.
You can experiment with ‘molecular composition’ with an online molecular music box generator. A version of this has also been made in Native Instruments’ Reaktor – Molecular Music Box.
Check it out and let us know what you think of this style of algorithmic composition!
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