Music Analyzer / Synthesizer

I seem to remember reading about a Mac program that can 'listen' to a piece of music, analyze the instrumentation and style, then generate new music based on what it finds. What I'm looking for is a program that I can 'seed' with a piece of music and have it generate similar music. This music would them be used as a background track for slideshows, etc. (personal use only). Sorry I can't be more detailed, but I have zero knowledge in this area.

What is the current version of your Creative MediaSource?
Have you downloaded and installed the latest Creative MediaSource v3.30.2 from your product Web download site? Let us know the result.Message Edited by micromouse on 08-3-2005 06:30 AM

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