I'm interested in adding a live generative music element to a rock opera I'm working on. I'm having trouble understanding what sequencer and/or quantizer would be best for this.
This is all very theoretical right now, I am just starting to write this thing. But for my ideal wants, the system would be able to:
- Generatively select pitches from a scale or key
- Change which scale/chord it's selecting notes from on a fairly arbitrary rhythm (odd time signatures)
- Edit the pattern of chords and rhythms in real time, without distracting the player from their main expression of creativity, which is through changing the sound of the instrument
And it would be kind of nice if I could speed up or slow down to match the speed of live musicians.
Anything come to mind? I looked at a few sequencers but I'm kind of drawing a blank. I don't think I'm experienced enough with sequencers to tell if they're able to change stuff around in real time or not.