This article introduces some new possibilities of audio manipulations and sound processing in the Computer-Aided Composition environment OpenMusic. Interfaces with underlying sound processing systems are described, with an emphasis on the use of the symbolic and visual programming environment for the design of sound computation processes.

Recent activation and electrophysiological studies have demonstrated that sound recognition and localization are processed in two distinct cortical networks that are each present in both hemispheres. Sound recognition and/or localization may be, however, disrupted by purely unilateral damage, suggesting that processing within one hemisphere may not be sufficient or may be disturbed by the contr...