Overcoming inter-processor communication bottlenecks for parallel computing systems has demanded a fundamental reappraisal of the ways in which such engines are put together. One solution which has stimulated particular interest in the field of computer music since the late 1980s has been the construction of massively parallel systems from hundreds or even thousands of very simple microprocessors which are sometimes little more than basic logic gates, with the object of developing models which have the capacity to emulate the neural networks that operate within the human brain. Such systems facilitate the development of systems which explore aspects of artificial intelligence, of particular value in the development of more intuitive interfaces for composer-machine communications as well as powerful and versatile computing engines for the synthesis and processing of compositional material. A notable example of such a massively parallel resource which has been used for music applications is the Connection Machine, built at MIT in 1987-8. (Source - Peter Manning (1993). Electronic and Computer Music, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.)

Afin de surmonter les goulots d'étranglement des transmissions entre les processeurs, l'évolution des systèmes de calcul fonctionnant en parallèle a nécessité la mise en place de nouvelles directions de recherches. Une solution, qui a déclenché un intérêt particulier dans la sphère de l'informatique musicale depuis la fin des années 80, a consisté à construire des systèmes contenant en parallèle des centaines, voire des milliers, de microprocesseurs très simples, étant parfois à peine plus élaborés que de simples portes logiques, avec l'objectif de développer des modèles qui auraient la capacité de simuler les réseaux de neurones qui fonctionnent dans le cerveau humain. De tels systèmes, qui explorent les aspects de l'intelligence artificielle, ont eu un rôle important dans le développement d'interfaces plus intuitives dédiées à la communication compositeur/machine aussi bien que dans la construction d'appareils de calcul puissant et souples dédiés à la synthèse et au traitement du matériau du compositeur. Un exemple typique d'un tel système mettant en jeu des ressources en parallèle et utilisé dans en musique est la Connection Machine, construite au MIT entre 1987-88. (Source - Peter Manning (1993). Electronic and Computer Music, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.)

Al fine di risolvere i problemi di interconnessione tra processori nei sistemi in parallelo, è stato necessario sviluppare nuovi filoni di ricerca. Una soluzione nata alla fine degli anni Ottanta che ha portato con sé un'interesse particolare nel campo dell'informatica musicale, è stata quella di costruire dei sistemi che contengono dalle centinaia alle migliaia di microprocessori semplici posti in parallelo. Spesso si tratta di elmentari porte logiche (logic gates), che hanno l'obiettivo di sviluppare dei modelli con la capacità di simulare le reti di neuroni del cervello umano. Questi sistemi facilitano lo sviluppo di situazioni che esplorano l'intelligenza artificiale, di utilità estrema nello sviluppo di interfacce intuitive di comunicazione uomo-macchina, e che risultano essere anche delle macchine molto potenti e versatili per la sintesi e l'elaborazione di materiale compositivo.

Un esempio tipico in ambito musicale è la Connection Machine, costruita al MIT nel 1987-88 (Fonte - Peter Manning (1993). Electronic and Computer Music, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.).

Overcoming inter-processor communication bottlenecks for parallel computing systems has demanded a fundamental reappraisal of the ways in which such engines are put together. One solution which has stimulated particular interest in the field of computer music since the late 1980s has been the construction of massively parallel systems from hundreds or even thousands of very simple microprocessors which are sometimes little more than basic logic gates, with the object of developing models which have the capacity to emulate the neural networks that operate within the human brain. Such systems facilitate the development of systems which explore aspects of artificial intelligence, of particular value in the development of more intuitive interfaces for composer-machine communications as well as powerful and versatile computing engines for the synthesis and processing of compositional material. A notable example of such a massively parallel resource which has been used for music applications is the Connection Machine, built at MIT in 1987-8. (Source - Peter Manning (1993). Electronic and Computer Music, Second Edition. Oxford University Press.)

Superar el cuello de botella de la comunicación entre procesadores en los sistemas de procesamiento paralelo ha requerido una revaluación fundamental del modo en el que tales dispositivos son puestos a trabajar juntos. Una solución que ha estimulado un interés particular en el campo de la música por computadora desde fines de los años 80 ha sido la construcción de sistemas paralelos masivos con cientos o incluso miles de microprocesadores muy simples (que son a veces poco más que compuertas lógicas básicas), con el objeto de desarrollar modelos con la capacidad de emular las redes neuronales que operan en el cerebro humano. Tales sistemas facilitan el desarrollo de sistemas que exploran aspectos de la inteligencia artificial, de valor particular en el desarrollo de interfaces más intuitivas para la comunicación compositor-máquina, así como poderosos y versátiles dispositivos de cómputo para la síntesis y procesamiento de material composicional. Un notable ejemplo de tales recursos paralelos masivos que han sido usados en aplicaciones musicales es la Connection Machine, construída en el MIT entre 1987 y 1988.

(Fuente: Peter Manning (1993). Electronic and Computer Music. Segunda edición. Oxford University Press)