For the PDP-1 which arrived at MIT in September 1961, Samson designed the Harmony Compiler which synthesizes four voices from input in a text-based notation. Although it created music in many genres, it was optimized for baroque music. PDP-1 music is merged from four channels and played back in stereo.
In September 1961, when the PDP-1 arrived at MIT, Samson created the Harmony Compiler, a program that synthesized four musical voices from text-based input. This compiler was designed to create music in various styles but excelled at baroque music. The resulting music is combined from four channels and played back as stereo sound.