Resources

Additional Materials

envl.net is developed with free, open-source software tools. See the links below for information about these software systems, as well as other potentially relevant resources.

Software Links

athenaCL
python
Csound
bitmap fonts based on designs by Yuji Oshimoto

Related Internet Resources

algorithmic.net
Post-Ut
Jam Studio
Mozart's Musical Dice Game
Musicalgorithms
Tune Toys
WolframTones

Books and Documents

Ariza, C. 2005. An Open Design for Computer-Aided Algorithmic Music Composition: athenaCL. Ph.D. Dissertation, New York University. Internet: http://www.flexatone.net/ caac.html abstract {amazon}

Ariza, C. 2005. athenaCL Tutorial Manual. 2nd ed. Internet: http://www.flexatone.net/ athenaDocs abstract

Ariza, C. 2008. "Composing Musical Structures within a Web-Browser: A Guide to Envl.net." Internet: http://www.flexatone.net/ envl/ docs

Berg, P. 2003. Using the AC Toolbox. Den Haag: Institute of Sonology, Royal Conservatory. Internet: http://www.koncon.nl/ ACToolbox/ files/ AC_Toolbox_Tutorial.pdf

Miranda, E. R. 2000. Composing Music With Computers. Burlington: Focal Press. {amazon}

Roads, C. 1996. The Computer Music Tutorial. Cambridge: MIT Press. {amazon}

Rowe, R. 2001. Machine Musicianship. Cambridge: MIT Press. {amazon}

Taube, H. 2004. Notes from the Metalevel: An Introduction to Computer Composition. Amsterdam: Swets & Zeitlinger Publishing. {amazon}

Xenakis, I. 1992. Formalized Music: Thought and Mathematics in Music. Indiana: Indiana University Press. {amazon}