Melody composition with genetic algorithms

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Introduction Several techniques exist to create computer generated musical melodies. One of those techniques is genetic algorithms. Because the diversity of melodies over a specific range of notes is so large, genetic algorithms are a good candidate to help in composing melodies. This article describes how genetic algorithms can be used to compose musical melodies. this is explained following the steps needed to apply a genetic algorithm. These steps are:

Introduction to genetic algorithms

Mon, 23 Feb 2009 00:00:00 +0000

Out of interest I am familiarizing myself in genetic algorithms, in short GA. My interest in GA came when I first heard about the JGAP project. As mentioned on the project’s site “JGAP (pronounced “jay-gap”) is a Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming component provided as a Java framework.”. For a newcomer I found it difficult to get a good overview about all the concepts introduced in genetic algorithms. Before diving into JGAP, I think it is essential that these concepts are well understood. This post is an introduction to genetic algorithms (GA) with JGAP and is explained with a concrete example. In one of my next posts I will demonstrate solving a problem with genetic programming (GP).

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Melody composition with genetic algorithms

Introduction to genetic algorithms