DISCO: An object-oriented system for music composition and sound design

摘要

This paper describes an object-oriented approach to music composition andsound design. The approach unifies the processes of music making and instrumentbuilding by using similar logic, objects, and procedures. The compositionmodules use an abstract representation of musical data, which can be easilymapped onto different synthesis languages or a traditionally notated score. Anabstract base class is used to derive classes on different time scales. Objectscan be related to act across time scales, as well as across an entire piece,and relationships between similar objects can replicate traditional musicoperations or introduce new ones. The DISCO (Digital Instrument forSonification and Composition) system is an open-ended work in progress.