GROOVE—a program to compose, store, and edit functions of time

Abstract

A program which makes possible creating, storing, reproducing, and editing functions of time is described. The functions are typical of those generated by human beings. Multiple functions (up to 14) are produced for long periods of time (up to severol hours) at sufficiently high sampling rates to describe fast human reactions (up to 200 samples per second). The functions can be used for a variety of purposes such as the control of machine tools or sound synthesizers or anything a person normally controls.