Genomic: Combining Genetic Algorithms and Corpora to Evolve Sound Treatments

Abstract

Genomic is Python software that evolves sound treatments and produce novel sounds. It offers features that have the potential to serve sound designers and composers, aiding them in their search for new and interesting sounds. This paper lays out the rationale and some design decisions made for Genomic, and proposes several intuitive ways of both using the software and thinking about the techniques that it enables for the modification and design of sound.