Author: Zen and the Art of Computer Programming
1 Introduction
Music is an indispensable part of life. It shapes our spiritual world and affects our daily life, work and study. Various music forms such as classical music, pop music, and electronic music are widely used in modern society and have rich expressiveness and artistry. In recent years, with the rapid development of technology, more and more people enjoy music through the Internet, mobile apps and even games, and live their lives through music.
Compared with professional music production, there is still a big gap in the music research, creation and distribution market. It can be said that music has just entered the Internet era. There are no mature digital music production tools and services, and traditional music creation methods are also facing various difficulties and challenges. How to make users resonate, listen to feelings, sing beautiful music, and become the first choice of many creators? This issue requires more attention and exploration.
This series of articles will lead readers to explore some basic concepts and algorithm principles in the music creation process, combined with specific code examples and explanations, to give readers an intuitive feeling and help them solve the growing needs of music creation. It is hoped that through a comprehensive understanding and practice of music creation, readers can realize the charm of music and create more interesting things besides music.
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2. Explanation of basic concepts and terms
2.1 What is music?
Music is a highly expressive art form. Its production mainly relies on certain language abilities and symbolic knowledge inherent in human beings.
Through "singing", "playing", "blowing", "writing lyrics" and other methods, humans have created a series of notes used to express inner emotions and sensory stimulation.
2.2 Why create music?
If we want to create music, we should first ask ourselves three questions: Why create? Who do you want to like? What effect do you want to achieve?
If the above three conditions are met, then creating music is an ideal