What is electronic sound?

Electronic sound generally refers to electronic music.

Electronic music is music made by using electronic musical instruments and electronic music technology; Musicians who compose or play this kind of music are called electronic musicians. Generally speaking, electromechanical technology can be used to distinguish the sound from electronic technology. The devices that use electronic machinery to produce sound include telex reed organ, China door organ and electric guitar; Pure electronic sound manufacturing equipment includes vibrators, voice synthesizers and computers. ?

Electronic music was once almost completely associated with western art music, especially European art music. However, since the late 1960s, Moore's Law has created affordable music technology, which means that making music by electronic means has become more and more popular and developed in different countries and regions.

Today's electronic music includes all kinds and ranges, from experimental art music to popular forms, such as electronic dance music.

An important new development is the emergence of computers, which are used to create music instead of manipulating or creating sound. Iannis Xenakis initiated the so-called random music (French: musique stochastique), which is a composition method using mathematical probability system. Use a set of different probability algorithms controlled by parameters to create music.

Zenakis composes music by computer, including ST/4 of string quartet and ST/48 of orchestra (both completed in 1962), Morsima-Amorsima, ST/ 10 and so on. He developed UPIC computer system to transform images into musical achievements, and used it to create Mycènes Alpha (1978).