How to algorithmically control every aspect of music using familiar,
robust tools: plugins, DAWs, etc. that have not been built with this in
mind? I've partially solved the problem in MIDA — program that generates
MIDI files using very simple and symmetric language. However, even though
MIDA is a fine tool to create scores, it's not sufficient if you want to
control everything. Initially I thought I could find some plugins that can
algorithmically control other plugins, but there are no decent tools of
this sort. How automation is handled in a traditional DAW? Well, you draw
it in a separate track. Wouldn't it be a good idea to algorithmically
perform exactly that: drawing of the automation track. This is simpler
than it may seem: many DAWs allow to export tracks in XML format, and this
is all we need to start our hacking.