ean-Claude Risset described an “eternal accelerando” il- lusion, related to Shepard tones, in which a rhythm can be constructed to give the perception of continuous ac- celeration. The effect can in principle be derived from any rhythmic template, producing patterns with aspects of fractal self-similarity. Any attempt to use it composition- ally must address the difficult issue of scheduling events (notes, beats) and structural changes in a way that inte- grates with the multi-layered self-similar rhythmic struc- ture. In this paper we develop an approach to scheduling rhythms, melodies and structural changes over a Risset accelerando (or decelerando) framework. We derive the mappings which allow note sequences and sample play- back to be incorporated. We discuss some compositional choices available within this framework, and demonstrate them via audio examples

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Python plays an important role in Dropbox's success: the Dropbox client, which runs on Windows, Mac and Linux (!), is written in Python. This is key to the portability: everything except the UI is cross-platform. (The UI uses a Python-ObjC bridge on Mac, and wxPython on the other platforms.) Performance has never been a problem

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SuperCollider is one of the most important domain-specific audio programming languages, with potential applications that include real-time interaction, installations, electroacoustic pieces, generative music, and audiovisuals. The SuperCollider Book is the essential reference to this powerful and flexible language, offering students and professionals a collection of tutorials, essays, and projects. With contributions from top academics, artists, and technologists that cover topics at levels from the introductory to the specialized, it will be a valuable sourcebook both for beginners and for advanced users.

11th International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression, 30 May – 1 June, Oslo, Norway

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The 2011 International Computer Music Conference will be hosted by CeReNeM, the Centre for Research in New Music, at the University of Huddersfield, England. As always the conference welcomes the submission of a wide range of papers and music, covering all aspects of technical, creative and aesthetic issues around the use of computers in music.