ixi software is an open source experimental project concerned with building musical instruments where the interface is at the same time a meta-composition. The instrument becomes a pattern generator suitable for the performance of

generative music Generative music is a term popularized by Brian Eno to describe music that is ever-different and changing, and that is created by a system. Historical background In 1995 whilst working with SSEYO's Koan software (built by Tim Cole and Pete Col ...

. ixi runs a label as well where music is released under the

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license. One of the aims of ixi software is to resist the constraints of commercial music software.Magnusson, Thor (2005) ixi software: The Interface as Instrument] in the Proceedings of NIME 2005, Vancouver, Canada A popular release is the ixiQuarks software suite which is built on top of

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, allowing for much of the expressive computational power of that environment. The user is faced with the simplicity of ixi software with seamless access to SuperCollider both within the ixiQuarks and at the side. More recent releases are the

ixi lang Ixi lang is a programming language for live coding musical expression. It is taught at diverse levels of musical education and used in Algorave performances. Like many other live coding languages, such TidalCycles, ixi lang is a domain-specific ...

system for

live coding Live coding, sometimes referred to as on-the-fly programming,Wang G. & Cook P. (2004"On-the-fly Programming: Using Code as an Expressive Musical Instrument" In ''Proceedings of the 2004 International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expr ...

, and the Threnoscope. These software packages are used for teaching computer music (particularly live coding) in higher education in diverse international institutions.

References

* Thor Magnusson (2014
Improvising with the Threnoscope: Integrating Code, Hardware, GUI, Network, and Graphic Scores
in the Proceedings of NIME 2014, London, UK. * Thor Magnusson (2011
ixi lang: A SuperCollider Parasite for Live Coding
in the Proceedings of ICMC 2011, Huddersfield, UK. * Thor Magnusson (2008)
ixiQuarks: Merging GUI and Code into One Creative Space
in Proceedings of ICMC 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark. * Thor Magnusson (2005)
ixi Software: Open Controllers for Open Source Audio Software
in the Proceedings of ICMC 2005, Barcelona, Spain.

External links

* {{Official website, http://www.ixi-software.net Computer music software