Abstract
OSC-Qasm is a cross-platform, Python-based, OSC interface for executing Qasm code. It serves as a simple way to connect creative programming environments like Max (with The QAC Toolkit) and Pure Data with real quantum hardware, using the Open Sound Control protocol. In this paper, the authors introduce the context and meaning of developing a tool like this, and what it can offer to creative artists.
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OSC-Qasm software and source code is available for download [10].
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Running jobs on real IBMQ hardware requires user credentials. The number of available backends depends on these credentials. At the time of this writing, several backends are publicly available with a free IBMQ account. Additionally, IBM provides cloud-based backend simulators for larger jobs.
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Additional information is also sent back under the /info path, and errors are flagged with the /error path. It is important to note that the receiving client is, in fact, also running an OSC server.
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The user needs to either navigate to the directory where the application is, or drag and drop it onto a terminal window. The Windows version would start with OSC_Qasm_2.exe, and the MacOS version with OSC_Qasm_2.app/Contents/MacOS/OSC_Qasm_2.
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The authors would like to thank other members of the QuTune Project [19], as well as all the interested participants at the 1st ISQCMC. This work was done thanks to the support from EPSRC QCS Hub.
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Hamido, O.C., Itaboraí, P.V. (2023). OSC-Qasm: Interfacing Music Software with Quantum Computing. In: Johnson, C., Rodríguez-Fernández, N., Rebelo, S.M. (eds) Artificial Intelligence in Music, Sound, Art and Design. EvoMUSART 2023. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13988. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-29956-8_24
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