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Csound: A C-Based Audio Programming Language

Csound: A C-Based Audio Programming Language

IanniX SuperCollider This article is about the programming language. For other uses, see Supercollider. SuperCollider is an environment and programming language originally released in 1996 by James McCartney for real-time audio synthesis and algorithmic composition.[2][3] Since then it has been evolving into a system used and further developed by both scientists and artists working with sound. Released under the terms of the GNU General Public License in 2002, SuperCollider is free software. Architecture[edit] The SC Server application supports a simple C plugin API making it easy to write efficient sound algorithms (unit generators), which can then be combined into graphs of calculations. The SuperCollider synthesis server (scsynth)[edit] SuperCollider's sound generation is bundled into an optimised command-line executable (named scsynth). Supernova, an independent implementation of the Server architecture,[7] adds multi-processor support through explicit parallel grouping of synthesis nodes. GUI system[edit]

The Basic Blown Pipe The Basic Blown Pipe Tutorial home Blown pipes include flutes, recorders, and many organ pipes. A blown pipe is probably the simplest wind model, so it’s a good place to start. Below is a basic blown pipe patch. The patch contains three basic parts: Noisy air source: This is an envelope generator that creates a voltage which represents the air pressure going into the pipe. Jet driver: This is a waveshaper that sums two inputs: the air coming into the pipe, and the air being reflected back from the pipe. Pipe: This is just a tuned delay line with a lowpass filter. How does it work? So, what happens when you press a key? The envelope generator rises, admitting noisy air into the pipe. As long as the envelope generator is admitting new air into the waveshaper, steps 3 and 4 are repeated over and over again, causing an oscillation that is shaped like a square wave. Some observations are: The pitch is an octave lower than expected.

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Common Lisp Music (CLM) Tutorials Common Lisp Music (CLM) Tutorials by Nicky Hind These tutorials are designed to explain in detail some of the more common synthesis methods, with reference to the software package, Common Lisp Music (CLM) written by Bill Schottstaedt. They were originally written as course materials for classes at CCRMA, Stanford University, and had specific reference to the NeXT platform. In the current version some of the code examples have been updated to take account of recent changes to CLM syntax, as well as removing specific references to the NeXT platform - thus making them more 'generic'. It is assumed throughout that the reader has access to a working LISP image with CLM (and optionally Common Music (CM)) already installed. The tutorials are not intended as a complete and comprehensive text on CLM, but, when used in conjunction with existing documentation, should serve as a practical and - hopefully - easy to understand guide. Table of Contents The Basics Additive Synthesis (1/2)

vvvv - a multipurpose toolkit | vvvv Google Swiffy As part of our transition of display ads to HTML5. the Swiffy Flash conversion tool is no longer available. We will continue to serve the Swiffy runtimes, so any files you have already converted will continue to play. Today more consumers are using the web in HTML5 compatible environments than Flash-compatible environments. Developers who currently create Flash SWF files have several ways to switch to HTML5 including Adobe Animate and Google Web Designer. How to Make a Simple FM8 Trance Lead in Less Than Two Minutes! | Creating Trance This quick and easy tutorial from OhmLab will show you how to design your own Trance style lead synth with FM8 in just a minute or two! When it comes to making Trance sounds, I love to use FM8 as my synth. This is because it offers me infinite possibilities with the added benefit of the classic FM synthesis sound to back up whatever I bring to life. The way the routing works in the matrix is very intuitive and incredibly fast to make sounds with. The Master screen give you quick access to the bulk of the main parameters that you need to get a synth up and running. In fact, FM8 makes it so simple for Trance producers that this lesson only uses three windows to get the job done, and about 90% of design time is spent in the FM Matrix. Here you can see that I have set up what looks to be a typical supersaw with Operators D, E and F. The next step is to set up the envelopes. The last step is to set up the Master window. Cheers, OhmLab

Nodal - Generative Music Software Download Nodal Current Version Download the free demo to see what you can create with Nodal! What users are saying about Nodal "Nodal is brilliant!" "Thank you for absconding with so much of last night's sleep! "Thank you thank you thank you for this great piece of software. "This is a great tool for turning my kind of musical ideas into reality! CoffeeScript FlowStone | Overview FlowStone uses a combination of graphical and text based programming. Applications are programmed by linking together functional building blocks called components. Events and data then flow between the links as the application executes. All this happens instantly - there's no compiling, your application runs as you build it making development an extremely rapid process. FlowStone allows you to create your own components using Ruby. The real power of FlowStone comes from modules. FlowStone can interface with a vast range of external hardware. This is one of the most powerful features of FlowStone. Once you are happy with your design running in the FlowStone environment you can simply click the export to EXE or VST buttons and your design will be wrapped up and made into a single, standalone program or plugin that you can run and distribute freely! Exported executables can be run on any PC, laptop, or even your own embedded hardware. You can try the software for seven days.

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