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APOPCALEAPS is a logic-based music generation program that uses high level probabilistic rules. The music produced by APOPCALEAPS is controlled by parameters that can be customized by a user to create personalized songs. Perlin noise is a type of gradient noise algorithm which generates smooth and controllable variations of random numbers. This paper introduces the idea of using a Perlin noise algorithm on songs produced by APOPCALEAPS to alter their melody. The noise system modifies the song’s melody with noise values that fluctuate as measures change in a song. Songs with more notes and more elaborate differences between the notes are modified by the system more than simpler songs. The output of the system is a different but similar song. This research can be used for generation of music with structure where one would need to generate variants on a theme.
@InProceedings{nicholson_et_al:LIPIcs.ICLP.2011.231,
author = {Nicholson, Colin J. and De Schreye, Danny and Sneyers, Jon},
title = {{Improving the Outcome of a Probabilistic Logic Music System Generator by Using Perlin Noise}},
booktitle = {Technical Communications of the 27th International Conference on Logic Programming (ICLP'11)},
pages = {231--239},
series = {Leibniz International Proceedings in Informatics (LIPIcs)},
ISBN = {978-3-939897-31-6},
ISSN = {1868-8969},
year = {2011},
volume = {11},
editor = {Gallagher, John P. and Gelfond, Michael},
publisher = {Schloss Dagstuhl -- Leibniz-Zentrum f{\"u}r Informatik},
address = {Dagstuhl, Germany},
URL = {https://drops.dagstuhl.de/entities/document/10.4230/LIPIcs.ICLP.2011.231},
URN = {urn:nbn:de:0030-drops-31651},
doi = {10.4230/LIPIcs.ICLP.2011.231},
annote = {Keywords: Probabilistic logic, Music generation, Perlin noise}
}