This 术语 涵盖 a broad 范围（排列） of 音乐 创作 through the 使用 of one or more 计算机 The 计算机 may 作品 as 辅助 作曲家 In this 案例 one speaks of 算法 作曲 Alternatively the 计算机 can be used as an 乐器 that is the 计算机 is the place where the 声音 are to be 生成 Here one speaks of 声音 合成 The 计算机 is sometimes brought on stage to 创作 and 操控 声音 made during 表演 Finally the 计算机 may 分析 incoming 表演 信息 and reply in what is known as 交互 作曲 The former two 可能性 sometimes necessitate a good deal of compilation 时间 the latter two belong to the 类别 of 实时 More recently 音乐 制作 has witnessed the extensive 使用 of 网络 计算机