Music and artificial intelligence (AI) both provide modern students with tools for exploration and creativity, says math and computer science major Brian Liu ’25, who is also a gifted concert pianist.

With AI and voice recognition taking the ‘strain’ out of music production, are we about to see the closure of the DAW?

The global music industry has always been shaped by technology, from the early days of analog recording to the rise of digital audio workstations and online streaming platforms. Today, it finds itself ...

The Computer-Assisted Music Laboratory (CAML) is a multi-purpose lab—located in N1B49—designed primarily for classroom instruction. The lab features numerous workstations, each with a Musical ...

“The Hardest Part,” a new song from indie pop artist Washed Out, is all about love lost, among the most human of themes. But ironically, to illustrate the tune’s sense of longing, the musician turned ...

The regal, eerie mansion nestled on Lomita Court is not what meets the eye. Home to Stanford’s Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics (CCRMA), the building transformed into a pulsing, ...

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As 2025 draws to a close, we look back on another exciting year of new music technology gear, packed with characterful synths, hard-hitting drum machines and cutting-edge software. In our two-part ...

Curtis Roads was barely out of high school in 1970, playing music in the metro area surrounding the University of Illinois, a pioneering center of computer music. He wasn’t a student, but through a ...

With the new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building, the Institute’s multidisciplinary approach to music deepens. On a typical afternoon, MIT’s new Edward and Joyce Linde Music Building hums with life.

The fictional band Spinal Tap could make their instruments louder with the help of amplifiers that went up to 11. Lesser musicians must find other ways to pump up the volume. One well-established ...