Waiting and Uncertainty in Computer Music Networks

The authors have been holding a series of seminars exploring the practical and theoretical implications of using Granular Synthesis and Just In Time Coding for group performance in computer networks. Most of the aspects that emerged as cen tra l can be d i scussed in terms o f uncertainty; from the fundamental uncertainties in audition, the cont inuum between determinis t ic control and independent behavior of artistic instruments, the social phenomena arising, such as perception of self and others, to the phenomenon of waiting in different time scales.