The Triadex Muse was a digital algorithmic music composer invented in 1969 by Marvin Minsky and Edward Fredkin at MIT.
The Muse is incredibly rare; one report claims that only 280 were built, and a small fraction of those are likely in working condition today. And that's a shame, because this was a remarkable device and we can learn much from it.
This is a Javascript simulation of the Muse that runs in a browser.
I've got a Muse sitting on a desk across the room staring at me right now. I'll definitely be checking this out when I have a chance to play around with it later.
The patterns are surprisingly interesting considering the relatively simple algorithm. I'd love to try this out with better sounds and maybe some more dynamics.
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The Triadex Muse was a digital algorithmic music composer invented in 1969 by Marvin Minsky and Edward Fredkin at MIT.
The Muse is incredibly rare; one report claims that only 280 were built, and a small fraction of those are likely in working condition today. And that's a shame, because this was a remarkable device and we can learn much from it.
This is a Javascript simulation of the Muse that runs in a browser.
Please enjoy!
I've got a Muse sitting on a desk across the room staring at me right now. I'll definitely be checking this out when I have a chance to play around with it later.
"I've got a Muse sitting on a desk across the room staring at me right now."... That's something you don't hear every day.
Everything interesting happened in 1969
Nice work, I had not come across this before, here's the lightbox part in a video, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEIpFvfhYYM
The patterns are surprisingly interesting considering the relatively simple algorithm. I'd love to try this out with better sounds and maybe some more dynamics.