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=== Music (Genre and Instrumentation) ===
 
=== Music (Genre and Instrumentation) ===
* Program uses all music
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* Program chooses all music
  
 
* Choose music genre and instrumentation
 
* Choose music genre and instrumentation
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* Choose instrumentation, determine own harmonies/accompinament
 
* Choose instrumentation, determine own harmonies/accompinament
 
** Preset harmonic progression
 
** Preset harmonic progression
** "Play" accompinament on ascii keyboard, deciding chord progression as you go
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** Play accompinament on ascii keyboard, deciding chord progression as you go
  
 
* Create own instrumentations using ChucK, do own keyboard mappings
 
* Create own instrumentations using ChucK, do own keyboard mappings
 
=== Music (Melody) ===
 
=== Music (Melody) ===
* Predetermined melody
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* Program chooses melody
  
 
* Preset melodic types (dependent on harmonies?)
 
* Preset melodic types (dependent on harmonies?)
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* Creating one's own melodies
 
* Creating one's own melodies
 
** Preset the melody
 
** Preset the melody
** "Play" the melody on the ascii keyboard
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** Play the melody on the ascii keyboard
  
 
==== Issues ====
 
==== Issues ====

Revision as of 15:38, 15 January 2008

LexiBot Stuff

Blair and Ge

Links/References

Modules (Editable or Selectable Features)

Lyrics

  • Program chooses everything to do with lyrics (do nothing)
  • Subject area by keyword
    • Keyword entry
      • Use something like WordNet to determine associated words
    • Keyword selection (from available keyword areas)
    • General theme selection
  • Sentence/String structure
    • Input a sentence given the vocabulary, which will then be mimicked
    • Choose a sentence type
  • Overall narrative structure
    • Telling a story
    • Verse/chorus structure
    • Other types of lyrics (repetitive, nonsensical)
  • Write own set of grammar rules with new vocabulary

Issues

  • Generating syllable recordings for new words
  • Ensuring that program's word-selection criteria match those intended by user
  • RHYMING

Music (Genre and Instrumentation)

  • Program chooses all music
  • Choose music genre and instrumentation
    • Choose genre (ex. techno)
    • Choose band (profile) whose style you'd like to emulate (ex. Daft Punk, Elliott Smith)
  • Choose instrumentation, determine own harmonies/accompinament
    • Preset harmonic progression
    • Play accompinament on ascii keyboard, deciding chord progression as you go
  • Create own instrumentations using ChucK, do own keyboard mappings

Music (Melody)

  • Program chooses melody
  • Preset melodic types (dependent on harmonies?)
  • Creating one's own melodies
    • Preset the melody
    • Play the melody on the ascii keyboard

Issues

  • Matching a played melody to the number of (randomly generated) syllables
  • Matching a generated melody to syllable count
  • Matching the melody to the harmonic structure

The Synthesized Voice

Pitch Shifting

  • Currently changing pitch by changing sample rate by ratio of desired pitch/given pitch
    • Only works within small range

Interface