Re: Random Tone/Texture Generators

[Ian Petersen <iep@mail.dk>]

Per,

> Any one here on LD that use Koan?

Yep. Sadly KoanPro has not been actively developed for over five years 
now but it's definitely still worth checking out. It's a very deep 
programme. And it is most definitely interactive - at least it can 
react in a greater or lesser degree to midi input. But it has one major 
weakness: no midi clock sync.

Avoid Koan-X, though. It's an uninteresting toy, IMO, and can only be 
used to 'remix' prebuilt Koan content. The interface was mildly amusing 
in 1997, but is beginning to look a little dated ...

There are a few programmes vaguely similar to Koan that are still more 
or less active:

http://geneticmusic.com
http://www.artsong.org
http://www.hardnote.com

-- 

  Ian Petersen