Sounds of Structure - Music Modelling with ADTs

Explore the intersection of music and Scala programming in this 42-minute conference talk from Scala Days Conferences. Discover how functional programming fundamentals can be applied to model music and create a simple music sequencer. Follow along as the speaker, a former professional musician turned Scala developer, demonstrates the process of constructing and playing a song from scratch using single-note voice samples. Learn about modeling musical elements and properties, utilizing algebraic data types and structural recursion to create an idiomatic music DSL, arranging monophonic musical sequences, and composing entire songs. Gain insights into ADT usage for modeling real-life data in this engaging presentation aimed at Scala and FP beginners, as well as digital music enthusiasts.