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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

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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

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