--- VENICE, ITALY, 2004 SEP 21 --- Tonality Systems/MRAC Publishing announce Symbolic Composer 5.1 for the Mac OSX. Symbolic Composer 5.1 is the most powerful music molecular language available for computers. The software totals over 1000 music algorithms, suitable for modern, dance, classic, electronic, ambient and experimental styles,and covers 300 microtonal world-music/theoretical scales, standard scales and complete chord system from the past 500 years of music history.

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Besides providing the composer a toolbox of traditional composition tools Symbolic Composer also enables the composer to explore advanced fractal and chaos mathematics to determine compositional elements. Include in the software is the standard Common Lisp interpreter, that lets the composer extend and customize compositional functionalities.

• Generating compositions from model templates
  
• "What-if" changes on any parameters
• Evolutionary composition by mutation/variation/selection
• Quick restructuring of material
  

In Symbolic Composer MIDI data comes directly from the compilation of a program and not from interaction with multitrack-style recording and the limitations of keyboard performance.

Algorithmic music composition has several advantages over hand-playing, improvising, or recording the piece track by track with a sequencer. Algorithmic creating allows radical transformations and new versions of the score in seconds. Compilation to midifile is virtually instantaneous, and a score can be playing on the sequencer or scorewriting in seconds.

• Generate fractal and chaos music with extensive set of functions.
• Define any elements of composition including MIDI controllers with algorithms.
• Model compositions with a comprehensive set of classic processors.
• Explore scales, chords and tunings.
• Apply music element libraries to efficient music regeneration.
• Extend musical vocabulatory with integrated Lisp-programming.
  

Ideal for

• Contemporary Composition
• Experimental Music Production
• Music Research
• Music Education

Music Visualization (3D)

Symbolic Composer 5.1 3D enables fusion of music and architecture with the aid of VRML language. This addition extends Symbolic Composer's features into exiting possibilities, such as:

• Visualize Compositional Parameters in 3D.
• Desing 3D Spaces Based on Music.
• Construct Virtual Architecture by Algorithms.
• Compose Music Based on 3D Forms.