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Conference Paper

What is a Computer Music Workstation?

Authors: Moore, F. Richard

AES Conference: 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology · Paper 5-006 · May 1987

Abstract

Music may be viewed as a collection of tasks, many of which may be executed by a human being, a properly programmed computer, or some cooperative combination of both. There are therefore many possible types of computer music workstation, each of which addresses some subset of these musical tasks. This paper characterizes these musical tasks in terms of relevant computational requirements and restrictions. These characterizations make it possible to describe a classification system for current and foreseeable computer music workstations.

Details

Published in
AES Conference: 5th International Conference: Music and Digital Technology
Paper number
5-006
Publication date
May 6, 1987
Session subject
Music and Digital Technology
Affiliation
Computer Audio Research Laboratory, Center for Music Experiment, Q-037, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Conference Paper