/ambi

Self generating ambient sounds.

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Ambi

Meet Ambi, your new best ambient friend. S/He likes to focus on creating music so that you can focus on the processing of sounds. Ambi is a self generating notes and chords creator. S/He will pick the key, scales, time, pitch ... all so that you can focus on manipulating the sound.

Examples

Here are three short and three longer examples of what you can do with Ambi.

Short Clip Examples

These are 10 second clips of soundscapes done with Ambi. (make sure your the volume is unmuted)

un_chien_andalu_example.mp4
dr.caligari.mp4
the.phantom.carriage.mp4

Longer Clip Examples

These are longer examples that you can listen to on youtube and twitch.

  • Droneish Example

    Screen Shot 2022-10-20 at 11 21 40 PM

  • Cleanish Example

    Screen Shot 2022-10-27 at 11 43 58 PM

  • Majorish Example

    Screen Shot 2022-10-21 at 11 23 47 PM

How to use?

The short story is that you just need to download a file and load it into Sonic Pi. Following you will find a more detailed explanation.

  • You will need to download and install Sonic Pi
  • Download the ambi.rb file.
  • Open Sonic Pi

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  • Click 'Code' on the top menu.

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  • Click 'Load'

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  • Find where you downloaded the ambi.rb file and select it. You should now see the code in Sonic Pi

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  • Press 'run'

After this, Ambi will start spitting out some mad notes and chords... s/he is the artist, do not judge.

Why would I use this?

I can think of two good reasons why this tool is helpful.

  1. You get a looper pedal for free. If you are like me and use your looper pedal at the beginning of your signal chain, Ambi replaces it. So now you can use that looper in other parts of your signal.

  2. No need to think about what to play today, just let Ambi handle it for you. This lets you focus on the processing of sound.

Signal Chain

Note I have a interface that lets me Re Amp a signal so I used that to my advantage in my signal chain.

Sonic Pi > Interface > Pedals > Interface > Logic

Other Options

Computer with Sonic Pi > Pedals > Interface > DAW

Rasberry Pi with Sonic Pi > Pedals > Interface > DAW

Questions or Comments

Feel free to write an issue on the project. I can also be reached via IG/guillecarlos. I did a stream with Ambi on twitch for the Ambient Fam event on Nov 4. If you would like to follow my channel as I will be doing more.

What is next?

  • Add more random sprinkle notes.
  • Add more ambientish chord progressions.
  • More scales ?
  • Thinking of keeping the chords in lower frequency.

Want to collaborate with Ambi?

Please send me anything you might create with this tool. I would love to hear what others can create with Ambi.