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Black MIDI

A musical genre / practice in which MIDI files are composed with extreme note density (often millions of notes per piece), pushing renderers and players to their limits as part of the artistic statement.

Ratings across the 9 properties

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Emergence

Macro-level outputs unpredictable from the microscopic rules.

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medium
Collective intelligence

Distributed knowledge production and problem-solving across many agents.

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low
Non-linear dynamics

Small parameter or input changes produce disproportionate output shifts.

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low
Criticality

The system operates at a boundary between order and disorder (edge of chaos).

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medium
Multi-scale hierarchy

Distinct scales of organisation visible (micro → macro levels).

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low
Phase transitions

Qualitative regime shifts at thresholds in a control parameter.

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medium
Attractors

Stable configurations in state space that the system converges towards.

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low
Path dependence

History and prior states condition future possibilities.

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medium
Open-endedness

Unbounded generation of novelty over time.

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low