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Project Overview
RandyLoops is sophisticated music software, which is written in Java
programming language. This software will create short snippets of music,
which are outputted via the MIDI (Music Instrument Digital Interface)
standard. MIDI is the standard for modern computer music, and RandyLoops
will completely support the MIDI interface.
RandyLoops will have several different features, which will enable
everyone from a novice user with no music background, all the way to an
international techno DJ to create interesting and unique music that is
special to them. At the very heart of the program, and which makes
RandyLoops unique from other loop creation software on the market is the
element of randomness that the user can choose to inject into his beats.
First of all, RandyLoops will feature a dozen pre-programmed beats ranging
in style from rock, hip-hop, funk and soul. The user can either begin
with one of these pre-programmed beats, or choose to start from scratch.
At the heart of the Java GUI interface will be a display that displays
each MIDI event, so the user can visualize his creation. There will be a
toolbar that is used to manipulate this graphical display, so the user can
add or delete any beats that they wish. Also there will be a series of
scrollbars underneath the note display that will affect the music in
real-time. The user of RandyLoops will be able to change the tempo,
meter, master volume, real-time effects, sound density, and randomness.
The feature to really note is the randomness scrollbar, which combined
with the sound density scroll bar will inject a certain level of
randomness to the program. After this is done, the user can decide to
accept or reject this randomly generated events by using the Java GUI.
Once the musician has created a loop that they like, they can save the
loop as a standard MIDI file (.mid) that can be played in any popular
music sequencer. Also they can open their files later for further editing
in RandyLoops. If implementation allows RandyLoops will support linking
of loops, so that the musician could create more dynamic and lengthier
loops and songs.
RandyLoops is a dynamic Java program, which will interface with the
javax.sound.midi library to fully support the MIDI interface. The GUI
will be well designed and very intuitive, allowing a user to create a loop
in less than five minutes. The feature that makes RandyLoops unique is
the fact that the user can inject any level of randomness to their beats,
allowing for unique and avant-garde experimentation in modern music.