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Otomata - Online Generative Musical Sequencer. 16 Jul 2011 Click on the grid below to add cells, click on cells to change their direction, and press play to listen to your music. Update: Click here to get Otomata for your iPhone / iPod / iPad! Official facebook page: Also this reddit page has many examples: And there is a subreddit for Otomata: Otomata is a generative sequencer. It employs a cellular automaton type logic I’ve devised to produce sound events. Each alive cell has 4 states: Up, right, down, left. at each cycle, the cells move themselves in the direction of their internal states.

This set of rules produces chaotic results in some settings, therefore you can end up with never repeating, gradually evolving sequences. If you encounter something you like, just press “Copy Piece Link” and save it somewhere, or better, share it! Here is something from me to start with: Open a Song. Learn How to Write Songs.

Mix 20 millions songs ! How to Write a Melody For Any Lyric. Got a lyric that needs to be set to music? Here’s a simple way to get started. Fortunately for we songwriters, all language contains hints of melody that a sensitive ear can uncover. Every time you say even so much as “hello” to another person, you’re actually singing to them. And every time you listen, you’re being sung to. Don’t quite believe me yet? “Conversation is song?” Did you hear yourself reach for that higher tone when you pronounced song? Now that you’ve heard the rising tone of a question, try a statement aloud: “Conversation is song.” Do you hear how song descends in pitch this time? When spoken, questions and statements sound different only because of their pitch. in English, questions ascend. We Are All Singers Every one of us sings. We use these pitch variations so naturally and fluently that we don’t give them a moment’s thought.

Noticing these natural patterns gives you a great headstart on finding the perfect vocal melody for any given song. So! Pencil and Paper Get Rhythmic. Online Rhyming Dictionary for Poetry and Songwriting. The SoundStore - Production music for Audio/Visual, film and multimedia download buy purchase license music, sound effects, MIDI, wav, multimedia, video, mp3, real media.