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Sound pattern visualizer programmed in Processing by the artist Ivan Abreu to study the potential and complexity of the syntax of the pattern system for sequencing Tida Cycles sounds, it is also a useful tool for composing having visual feedback of ordering and sound intentions and can be a fun visual software during the live act to unfold the musical composition and with them emphasize and direct attention to the subtleties that are semi-hidden in the multiple layers created by the artist.
Tidal Cycles is a free/open source software, that allows you to make patterns with code, whether live coding music at algoraves or composing in the studio, created by Alex McLean.
Musical pattern example:
do
asap $ connectionMax 3 # speedSequenser 4
d5 $ grid "1 0!15"
d1 $ s "bd(3,8)" # connectionN 1
d2 $ s "hh(6,8)" # connectionN 2
d3 $ every 3 ( density 8 ) $ density 2 $ n "<[d4,e2,g2] [d4,e4,g2]?>"
# s "superfork" # connectionN 3
Musical pattern created by electronic musician and digital artist CNDSD:
Code from previous video by CNDSD, using only defaults samples of TidalCycles:
do
asap $ connectionMax 5 # speedSequenser 2
d5 $ slow 0.75 $ grid "1 0!8"
d1 $ qtrigger 1 $ seqPLoop [
(0,8, slow 0.75 $ cat [
sometimesBy 0.15 (#crush 6)$ s "[bd(5,9),[superhat(2,9)]/2]"
# n "[[2 4],[g5 ,b6 ,a3]]" # accelerate 0.8 # note "[f5] g2" # gain (slow 2 $ range 0.9 1.2 $ sine) #connectionN 1,
sometimesBy 0.25 (# speed "[[1 0.8],[1.5 2]*2]") $ s "[yeah(3,9),notes(7,9)]" # n "[[2][a4 ,d7 g6]b3]" # gain "1.2" #connectionN 2,
sound "[print(2,9)]/4" # n "3" # gain "1.2" #room 0.1 #connectionN 3,
sound " ~ ~ [sax]/12" # n "2" # gain "1.2" # legato 3 #room 0.5 #connectionN 4,
sound "{super808 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~}%1.5" # n "g2" # gain "1.5" # legato 4 #room 1 #connectionN 5] ),
(8,24, slow 0.75 $ stack [
sometimesBy 0.15 (#crush 6)$ s "[bd(5,9),[superhat(2,9)]/2]"
# n "[[2 4],[g5 ,b6 ,a3]]" # accelerate 0.8 # note "[f5] g2" # gain (slow 2 $ range 0.9 1.2 $ sine) #connectionN 1,
sometimesBy 0.25 (# speed "[[1 0.8],[1.5 2]*2]") $ s "[yeah(3,9),notes(7,9)]" # n "[[2][a4 ,d7 g6]b3]" # gain "1.2" #connectionN 2,
sound "[print(2,9)]/4" # n "3" # gain "1.2" #room 0.1 #connectionN 3,
sound " ~ ~ [sax]/12" # n "2" # gain "1.2" # legato 3 #room 0.5 #connectionN 4,
sound "{super808 ~ ~ ~ ~ ~}%1.5" # n "g2" # gain "1.5" # legato 4 #room 1 #connectionN 5] )
]
Sending OSC messages to Processing (Getting started)
Examples to set pattern in Tidal to view grid and time division
Grid with four times
d5 $ grid "1 0 0 0"
-- or
d5 $ grid "1 0!3"
Grid with eight times
d5 $ grid "1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"
-- or
d5 $ grid "1 0!7"
- this instruction does not need to be sent with the cycles, so asap only sends it once.
Two connections
asap $ connectionMax 2 # speedSequenser 2
Six connections
asap $ connectionMax 6 # speedSequenser 2
twelve connections
asap $ connectionMax 12 # speedSequenser 2
Examples to set pattern in Tidal to view sound pattern
You'll need put the function # connectionN n, where n is the number of layer or connection, example: d1, d2, d3.
- Simple pattern example :
do
asap $ connectionMax 2 # speedSequenser 4
d5 $ grid "1 0 0 0"
d1 $ s "bd cp" # connectionN 1
- Simple pattern example :
do
asap $ connectionMax 2 # speedSequenser 4
d5 $ grid "1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0"
d1 $ s "bd cp*4" # connectionN 1
- Euclidian pattern example :
do
asap $ connectionMax 2 # speedSequenser 4
d5 $ grid "1 0!7"
d1 $ s "bd(3,8)" # connectionN 1
d2 $ s "hh(6,8)" # connectionN 2
- Pattern contracting and expanding time with a saw wave:
do
asap $ qtrigger 1 $ connectionMax 2 # speedSequenser 2
d5 $ grid "1 0!15"
d1 $ note "{0!8 3 2!8 4 3 3 2!4}%16" # sound "bd" # gain (range 1.1 0.4 saw)
# cps (slow 16 (range 2 0.125 saw)) # connectionN 1
d2 $ note "0(5,16)" # sound "superhat" # gain (range 1.1 0.4 saw) # connectionN 2
Please share reports of success / failure with Ivan Abreu via email: data@ivanabreu.net or ivanabreuochoa@gmail.com