From 1dfe299c5892aac511b97a6de1365082a0f310b8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Yotam Mann Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2016 17:52:11 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] adding blurb and credits --- README.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 776202a..421029b 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,15 @@ -A.I. Duet is composed of two parts, the front-end which is in the 'static' folder and the back-end which is in the 'server' folder. The front-end client creates short midi files using the user's input which is sent to the server. The server takes that midi input and continues it using [Magenta](https://github.com/tensorflow/magenta) which is then returned back to the client. +Making music using code isn’t a new thing but machine learning gives us a whole new way to go about it. We played the computer tons of examples of melodies and over time it starts to learn relationships between notes and timings. So when you play a few notes the neural network will respond with a short melody, interpreting whatever you give it. It’s like a musical game of call and response. This is not an official Google product. +## CREDITS + +Built by Yotam Mann and folks on the Magenta and Creative Lab teams at Google. + +## OVERVIEW + +A.I. Duet is composed of two parts, the front-end which is in the 'static' folder and the back-end which is in the 'server' folder. The front-end client creates short midi files using the user's input which is sent to the server. The server takes that midi input and continues it using [Magenta](https://github.com/tensorflow/magenta) which is then returned back to the client. + ## FRONT END To build the client-side javascript, first install [node](https://nodejs.org) and [webpack](https://webpack.github.io/). Then you can install of the dependencies of the project by typing the following in the terminal: