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DOI: 10.4230/LIPIcs.ICLP.2011.231
URN: urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-31651
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Nicholson, Colin J. ; De Schreye, Danny ; Sneyers, Jon

Improving the Outcome of a Probabilistic Logic Music System Generator by Using Perlin Noise

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Abstract

APOPCALEAPS is a logic-based music generation program that uses high level probabilistic rules. The music produced by APOPCALEAPS is controlled by parameters that can be customized by a user to create personalized songs. Perlin noise is a type of gradient noise algorithm which generates smooth and controllable variations of random numbers. This paper introduces the idea of using a Perlin noise algorithm on songs produced by APOPCALEAPS to alter their melody. The noise system modifies the song’s melody with noise values that fluctuate as measures change in a song. Songs with more notes and more elaborate differences between the notes are modified by the system more than simpler songs. The output of the system is a different but similar song. This research can be used for generation of music with structure where one would need to generate variants on a theme.

BibTeX - Entry

@InProceedings{nicholson_et_al:LIPIcs:2011:3165,
  author =	{Colin J. Nicholson and Danny De Schreye and Jon Sneyers},
  title =	{{Improving the Outcome of a Probabilistic Logic Music System Generator by Using Perlin Noise}},
  booktitle =	{Technical Communications of the 27th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP'11) },
  pages =	{231--239},
  series =	{Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
  ISBN =	{978-3-939897-31-6},
  ISSN =	{1868-8969},
  year =	{2011},
  volume =	{11},
  editor =	{John P. Gallagher and Michael Gelfond},
  publisher =	{Schloss Dagstuhl--Leibniz-Zentrum fuer Informatik},
  address =	{Dagstuhl, Germany},
  URL =		{http://drops.dagstuhl.de/opus/volltexte/2011/3165},
  URN =		{urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-31651},
  doi =		{10.4230/LIPIcs.ICLP.2011.231},
  annote =	{Keywords: Probabilistic logic, Music generation, Perlin noise}
}

Keywords: Probabilistic logic, Music generation, Perlin noise
Collection: Technical Communications of the 27th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP'11)
Issue Date: 2011
Date of publication: 27.06.2011

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