Melomics109 Explained

Dates:	Operational November 2013
Location:	Universidad de Málaga
Architecture:	960 AMD processors, Debian Linux operating system
Memory:	3840 GB
Storage:	320 TB
Os:	Debian Linux
Purpose:	Composition of music

Melomics109 is a computer cluster located at Universidad de Málaga used to create digital music. It is part of the Spanish Supercomputing Network, and has been designed to increase the computational power provided by Iamus.^{[1] [2]} Powered by Melomics' technology, the composing module of Melomics109 is able to create and synthesize music in a variety of musical styles. This music has been made freely accessible to everyone.^{[3] [4]} The cluster consists of three cabinets with customized front panels.

Album

0music is the first album composed and interpreted by Melomics109. It was launched in July 2014,^{[5] [6]} and was released in audio (MP3) and editable format (MIDI), under CC0 (public domain) licensing.^[7]

External links

• Melomics home page
• Melomics page at University of Malaga (Spain)

Notes and References

1. News: Artificial music: The computers that create melodies. BBC Future. Ball . Philip. 8 August 2014.
2. Die Mozart-Maschine. Die Tageszeitung . 13 January 2013. Lehmann. Christian.
3. News: La revolución musical de una máquina. El Pais. 8 December 2013.
4. Francisco J. Vico and the First Computer-Musicians. IDG Connect. 7 July 2014. 22 July 2014. 25 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160625021540/http://www.idgconnect.com/abstract/8505/francisco-j-vico-first-computer-musicians. dead.
5. Web site: 0music . 2014-08-01 . 2014-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140811101055/http://melomics.com/@melomics109/0music/ . dead .
6. Presentación de 0music. University of Malaga Press. 19 July 2014.
7. Web site: repository . 2019-01-17 . 2019-01-19 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190119174402/http://melomics.uma.es/search?q=melomics109 . dead .