I had Astra make a digital violin with a physics engine. It has to make music by pulling the bow across the string and forming chords, the same way a human would. If the motion is wrong, it sounds badly (trust me I tried it). It played Bach.

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1. 2026-09-13 04:48 · r/ChatGPT
   I keep having Astra improve its violin physics engine. Now does proper chords and vibrato. This is “A Light Left On”, an original song by Astra
2. 2026-09-13 00:23 · r/agi
   I had Astra make a digital violin with a physics engine. It has to make music by pulling the bow across the string and forming the finger positioning for arpeggios. If the motion is wrong, it sounds badly. Then I had it compose an original song. This performance is “Room for Music” by Astra
3. 2026-09-12 23:36 · r/artificial
   I had Astra make a digital violin with a physics engine. It has to make music by pulling the bow across the string and forming the finger positioning for arpeggios, the same way a human would. If the motion is wrong, it sounds badly (trust me I tried it). It played Bach.
4. 2026-09-11 15:54 · r/ChatGPT
   I had Astra make a digital violin with a physics engine. It has to make music by pulling the bow across the string and forming chords, the same way a human would. If the motion is wrong, it sounds badly (trust me I tried it). It played Bach.