Acoustics, Instruments, Music Software, and Creativity

Abstract

This chapter is about technological issues of music and therefore might be more interesting to those who deal with technology, for example in computer music, studio recording and postproduction, or new electronic instruments. However, this chapter is not a standard exposition of acoustics and music hardware and software as may be found in textbooks about music technology, such as (Hosken, 2011; Mazzola, 2006). We shall discuss those contents but with emphasis on their potential roles as tools for musical creativity.