VDM Cádiz, R: Computer Music Control by Fuzzy Logic

In computer music, it is often the case that the compositional act and the parametric control of the underlying synthesis algorithms can not be separated from each other. In these situations, composition is completely intertwined with and dependent on the control of the synthesis parameters. As a consequence, the compositional process can be strongly shaped by the nature of the synthesis technique that is being used. Computer composition then requires the composer to have a deep understanding of the synthesis algorithms and their theoretical basis. As numerous and diverse synthesis techniques have emerged in recent decades, speci¿c compositional approaches have had to adapt to the control of each one. Instead of relying on such ad-hoc procedures of compositional control, computer music composers would bene¿t from a more general approach, one that could be applied in a variety of situations and contexts. The compositional control of computer music by fuzzy logic is proposed in this book as a way of achieving this goal. ...