Music software keeps to the beat

摘要

Drummers could soon have the freedom to speed up or slow down pre-programmed music using software developed at Queen Mary, University of London. Instead of using click tracks -metronome-like clicks fed through earphones - drummers will be able to lead the music they are playing along to by varying their speed by +/-5 per cent. Written in the graphical modular language, Max/MSP, the B-Keeper software will mean that musicians can add more 'feel' and spontaneity to their performances while still incorporating pre-recorded tracks.