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McLaughlin, Scott and Tremblay, Pierre Alexandre (2010) SpectralConway: Cellular Automata Off The Grid. In: Proceedings of the International Computer Music Conference. ICMA, New York, pp. 68-71.
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Abstract
SpectralConway is a spectral implementation of cellular automata (CA), specifically John Conway's Game of Life (GoL). The process eschews the traditional quantised grid paradigm of the CA in favour of a frequency continuum. We apply the neighbour rules to a set of floating-point values (partials), with the neighbourhood defined as a pitch interval. This paper outlines the reasons for taking this approach, the concept behind the algorithm, contextualises this approach within new developments in CA, and assesses the algorithm in the context of the piece Whitewater.
| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Subjects: | M Music and Books on Music > M Music |
| Schools: | School of Music, Humanities and Media |
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| Depositing User: | Pierre Alexandre Tremblay |
| Date Deposited: | 14 Apr 2010 09:27 |
| Last Modified: | 15 Nov 2011 19:17 |
| URI: | http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/7396 |
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