Artificial intelligence is all the rage these days in Silicon Valley – and no wonder. There appears to be no end to the possible applications. Some say AI is simply freeing humans of the boring tasks, ...

When talking about computers, most people don't use words like "emotionally rich" or "expressive." But those are the descriptors that Charles Nichols hopes people will attach to the music he and his ...

"I came into college wanting to pursue all of these different things — like fully — because I'm so passionate about them all, and I’ve figured out how to do that here." Sami Wurm '22 has always been ...

Curtis Roads was barely out of high school in 1970, playing music in the metro area surrounding the University of Illinois, a pioneering center of computer music. He wasn’t a student, but through a ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Leslie Katz covers the intersection of culture, science and tech. Eduardo Reck Miranda’s musical composition “Qubism” features ...

THESE DAYS, anyone with a computer can be a composer. Sort of. Give a piece of commercial software such as Magenta, developed by Google, the first few notes of a song, and it will make something ...

For all the spellbinding thrill it can weave within its veil of apparent unpredictability, music depends on plain old math. Musicians might tune their instruments to a standard pitch for a fuller ...

Having trouble sorting out which digital audio workstation software is right for your music or sound project? I've tested the ...