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Re:The most flexible synthesizer is DIY, Raspberry PI on Saturday November 26, 2016 @02:46PM (#13045498)
plenty of people experimenting with what you're describing - see the work of Xenakis, Roads, Brun, etc.
Re:Ask HN: am I too old to learn the guitar/music? on Thursday January 07, 2010 @12:31AM (#1036567)
There's no replacement for good private lessons.
Re:Graduate School in the Humanities: Just Don't Go on Monday January 04, 2010 @08:22PM (#1031610)
I'm not sure that people seriously considering graduate school (in any subject) would be influenced in their choice by a (perceived) lack of math skills.
Re:Ask HN: Do you create music? Let's hear it! on Sunday September 20, 2009 @06:00PM (#833620)
I'm actually a composer who got interested in coding as a way to realize my music. Using Pure Data and Max/MSP, along with a bit of SuperCollider.

http://www.gregsurges.com

Re:Ask HN: How many of you play music? on Tuesday June 09, 2009 @10:17AM (#649105)
I consider myself a composer first, but I code my own laptop instruments and have experimented with networked performance as well. http://www.uwm.edu/~gssurges/