In this chapter, you'll learn the basics of generative music and what already exists. You'll learn about the new techniques of artwork generation, such as machine learning, and how those techniques can be applied to produce music and art. Google's Magenta open source research platform will be introduced, along with Google's open source machine learning platform TensorFlow, along with an overview of its different parts and the installation of the required software for this book. We'll finish the installation by generating a simple MIDI file on the command line.
The following topics will be covered in this chapter:
- Overview of generative artwork
- New techniques with machine learning
- Magenta and TensorFlow in music generation
- Installing Magenta
- Installing the music software and synthesizers
- Installing the code editing...
