3 months later...

Alot has happened in the last 3 months so here's the synopsis.

- Didn't really release MusiCAD. Pulled the preliminary releases off the site completely because...
- Discovered the X3D file format specification and 3D browsers that read X3D files (Octaga being the only one that plays mp3's).
- Retooled MusiCAD to output the score in X3D (thus making them viewable in Octaga).
- Started uploading 3d scores/audiosculptures to my site.

... which brings us up to last Friday (2 days ago) when I re-discovered what I'm now calling parametric counterpoint.

I'm not even going to try and describe what parametric counterpoint is because I haven't thought about it long enough to be able to put it into words, but it has to do with composing in pitch-bends and the relationships that are created in time when bending notes at various angles. It's theoretically intense, it sounds good, and it's easy to implement with MusiCAD since it's all based on simple trigonometry which is inherent to AutoCAD. Check this sculpture out for the first rough example I've put together.

I could do a lifetime of work on parametric counterpoint alone, but the most exciting aspect of it is the possibility of unifying microtonality with the 12 tone western scale that I'm already well versed in. I will be making several attempts at it this week and posting the result on audiosculptures.com.