Today's music production is dependent on computer-aided tools.
The versatility and efficiency of audio software makes them a natural part of the process of making music.
But, more and more, it raises the question: Can today's audio software be creative by itself?

It wasn’t a long time ago, with the appearance of computers: "...computers will never defeat humans in
the game of chess..." or "...Robert Moog: a dangerous anarchist out to destroy music as we know it..."...

There's no area of art, science... that hasn't been compared in this or any other similar way. Now, try to
imagine musicians today who had never used the computer or chess analysis without comp assistance...

The relationship between computers and creativity is a never ending story. And it will remain the same: things
can always be better. And, we continue to work on to improving operating efficiency through new algorithms.

General, independent, common.... articles on related subject

Computer Creativity
Essentially, there are two issues here. Firstly, we need to define what creativity actually is. Secondly, we need to address whether this process can be done by a computer, or whether it is an inherently human ability. I have sidestepped this second issue, by redefining the question slightly - can a computer do things that would be considered creative if a human did them?...

Computer Models of Musical Creativity
In this original and provocative study of computational creativity in music, David Cope asks whether computer programs can effectively model creativity -- and whether computer programs themselves can create...

Can computers be creative?
Creativity is one of those things which makes humans so special. But could there ever be a day when computers are composers, theoretical physicists, or artists? There are already a number of projects in artificial intelligence that try to recreate creativity in computers...

Algorithmic composition as a model of creativity
There are two distinct types of creativity: the flash out of the blue (inspiration? genius?), and the process of incremental revisions (hard work). Not only are we years away from modeling the former, we do not even begin to understand it. The latter is algorithmic in nature and has been modeled in many systems both musical and non‐ musical. Algorithmic composition is as old as music composition...

Computer Creativity Machine Simulates the Human Brain
But computer-composed music doesn't have to be bad. Human mentors with good taste could train a critic
network to grade the Creativity Machine's songs, punish it for bad tunes and reward it for harmonious melodies.
The feedback would hone the machine's composing skills.

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