The CMU MIDI Toolkit
Roger B. Dannenberg · 1986
The CMU MIDI Toolkit is a collection of programs for experimental computer music education, composition, performance, and research. The programs are intended to allow low-cost commercial synthesizers to be used in experimental and educational applications. The CMU MIDI Toolkit features a text-based score language and translator, a real-time programming environment, and it supports arbitrary tuning and rhythm. 1. Introduction and Overview The CMU MIDI Toolkit (CMT) is a software package designed for experimental computer music education, composition, performance, and research. CMT includes a compiler for a simple, text-based music language, and software for recording, playing, and computing MIDI data in real time. CMT has three major attractions: the flexibility of an open-ended design, the availability of source code, and low system cost. What does CMT do? The major components and their functions are described below: Adagio is a language and an associated compiler. In Adagio, a note ...