Wholeheartedly agree using computers as a compositional aide is a fantastic thing, it's really quite satisfying to define some rules by which the program can modify the inputs (melodies, chords, drum patterns) and have it output interesting results.
I'm working on a procedure to modify the drum breaks in a conventional way, meaning I have to think less about keeping them interesting while live coding.
I coded up some jungle music not long ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPan4gRSwZs&t=79s
I'm working on a procedure to modify the drum breaks in a conventional way, meaning I have to think less about keeping them interesting while live coding.