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 as in 算法 音乐

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 for 例如 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 real 时间 More recently 音乐 制作 has witnessed the extensive 使用 of 网络 计算机 [Landy 1994 127–128 EARS] The International 计算机 音乐 Association’s Annual conference ICMC extends this 定义 to include things 范围（排列） from computer-aided 认知 分析 信息 retrieval and much more thus going well beyond the act of 音乐 制作 Much 计算机 音乐 therefore has little to do with 声音作为基础载体（声基） 音乐