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Minimal Music Maker Turns Conway's Game of Life and Euler's Identity into Music

The service is built on mathematical generation rules rather than generative AI, treating the process that produces sound as the creative work itself.

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Minimal Music Maker Turns Conway's Game of Life and Euler's Identity into Music

Puente Inc. launched Minimal Music Maker, a free web service that auto-generates minimalist music from Conway's Game of Life and Euler's identity. Visitors can generate and play tracks without registration, and save up to 30 patterns free, with a 980 yen per month Pro plan for 300. Four voices each run an independent Game of Life board, and Euler's identity resets all voices when the angle reaches pi. Tracks share by URL and are free for commercial use.

Puente, an AI consulting firm based in Tokorozawa, Saitama, built the tool as part of its Puente Micro SaaS series. The company says it chose mathematical generation rules over generative AI, focusing on the process that produces sound rather than finished tracks. Melody voices offer more than 18 timbres, from xylophone and ocarina to koto and celesta, and the drum section offers electro, acoustic, percussion, and minimal kits. BPM, volume, groove, delay, and reverb are adjustable. Generated tracks can be used commercially, including as live stream BGM, without license applications.

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