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Convention Paper

Score Drawing Program

Authors: Chang, Jih-Jie; Mathews, M. V.

AES Convention 32 · Paper 506 · April 1967

Abstract

Computer sound generating programs have produced sound sequences for several years. Originally, each note in the sequence was described by numerical parameters punched into a computer card. A listing of these cards provided a score for the composition, but one which was hard to read and impossible to follow along with the sounds. Recently, a method was developed for composing scores in graphical form. The graphical notation was convenient, not only for composing but also for reading while listening to a sound sequence. Hence it seemed appropriate to devise automatic methods of plotting a note-for-note graphical score of the computer generated sequences. Standard microfilm plotting equipment available on the computer could be used for this purpose. Thus, only a new program had to be written.

Details

Published in
AES Convention 32
AES Convention
32
Paper number
506
Publication date
April 6, 1967
Affiliation
Bell Telephone Laboratories Incorporated, Murray Hill, NJ (See document for exact affiliation information.)
Type
Convention Paper