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The traditional concept of generative music was that it was different each time and varied/developed/evolved while playing.

So it's generative in the way "generative design" is, but not oriented towards optimising for a goal, if that makes sense.

I don't know about Ableton loops but I've met some drummers like this but they are usually not all that popular. So I am guessing that is not what GarageBand is aiming at, in quite the same way. ;-)

Though perhaps that is generative in the sense of optimising towards a goal; I've not used it.

Eno's work was initially done with the Koan and I think he ended up in a sort of symbiotic relationship with the developers. It was a big deal for a while in computer music magazines in the 90s.




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