Editing Computer music (section)

==={{anchor|Computer-Aided Algorithmic Composition}}Computer-aided algorithmic composition===
[[File:GenSystemVenn.png|thumb|right|Diagram illustrating the position of CAAC in relation to other [[generative music]] systems]]
Computer-aided algorithmic composition (CAAC, pronounced "sea-ack") is the implementation and use of [[algorithmic composition]] techniques in software. This label is derived from the combination of two labels, each too vague for continued use. The label ''computer-aided composition'' lacks the specificity of using generative algorithms. Music produced with notation or sequencing software could easily be considered computer-aided composition. The label ''algorithmic composition'' is likewise too broad, particularly in that it does not specify the use of a computer. The term [[computer-aided]], rather than computer-assisted, is used in the same manner as [[computer-aided design]].<ref>Christopher Ariza: ''An Open Design for Computer-Aided Algorithmic Music Composition'', Universal-Publishers Boca Raton, Florida, 2005, p. 5</ref>