Mike Sweeton has SirenAudio asked me to take a look at his products. He has three stand alone applications for Mac & PC. They are simply titled Feedback, Generative and Sampler. Mike created the apps using Max/MSP. What do you think? Have any of you tried these out?
“A folder of audio files or a single file can be used as the source of the 16 random samples. Each sample is given a random start time and can be triggered via MIDI from either a sequencer or an external device. The length, pitch, pan, and filter values can be set to randomise within specified ranges.” – sirenaudio.co.uk
For more info: sirenaudio.co.uk
This entry was written by , posted on September 1, 2011 at 9:34 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged feedback, generative, sampler, sirenaudio. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Runxt Life – Introduction from Firma 103 on Vimeo.
Runxt Life is pixels and bleeps and iOS meets Ableton. Full on music nerd fun. Available in the App Store now: click here
“Runxt Life is a generative music application created for the iOS® platform based on the cellular automaton theory “Conway’s Game of Life” by John Horton Conway.” – Firma 103
For more info: runxt.be
This entry was written by , posted on January 10, 2011 at 10:10 am, filed under iPad, iPhone and tagged generative, iOS, iPhone, John Horton Conway, Runxt Life. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Halcyon Trailer from zach gage on Vimeo.
Zach Gage is my favorite iOS developer. He has created Synthpond, Unify and Bit Pilot which I all consider five star apps. His new iPad game Halcyon is part generative musical instrument. As with all his apps style meets gameplay. This is futuristic fun.
“A Generative Musical Instrument – Halcyon features a complete generative soundtrack that becomes an instrument when you play the game. Since its designed to accompany you while you play, you’ll create tranquil sonic landscapes as you travel along. Gameplay is one part spacial action puzzler and one part interactive stringed instrument combined in an experience designed specifically for the iPad. Colored currents travel inexorably toward each other. Strum the strings to match the currents, creating both phonic and visual harmony.” – zach gage
Download the app: click here
This entry was written by , posted on November 23, 2010 at 2:13 am, filed under iPad and tagged game, generative, Halcyon, video game, Zach Gage. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Seaquence Demo from Daniel Massey on Vimeo.
Bored at work today? Head over to seaquence.org and add a few sperm like creatures into a virtual sea. Each life form can be one of five sounds including a drum module. You can click and drag the waveform and turn notes on/off in the grid ala Tenori-on. When you have your sea full of creatures makings sounds click Share to pass along your creation.
“Seaquence is an experimental musical petri-dish. Adopting a biological metaphor, Seaquence allows you to create and combine musical lifeforms into unique, dynamic compositions.” – seaquence.org
For more info: seaquence.org
This entry was written by , posted on October 7, 2010 at 3:40 am, filed under Uncategorized and tagged browser, generative, Seaquence, sequencer. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Lawrie Cape from England sent me an email this morning with details of a new project he/she has been working on called Cellular AutoMidi. It’s a generative audio app running inside Adobe Air. It has internal sounds but also uses the Flash Midi Server system so you can control VSTs with it. If you don’t have your copy of Audio Damage’s Automaton at work this could get your Cellular Automata algorithm fix in!
Cellular AutoMidi from Lawrie Cape on Vimeo.
“I’ve just finished work on a generative audio app called Cellular Automidi. Cellular AutoMidi is a generative music app, making “music” based on a modified Cellular Automata algorithm. It can make music itself, or you can use it as a midi controller with other software/equipment. Each cell can be alive or dead. Once in a generation, each cell looks at it’s surrounding cells, and dies if it is lonely or overcrowded. If a dead cell has an optimum amount of neighbors, it will come to life! Each generation, all the cells which have come to life will sound a note. The notes are assigned based on the cell’s y position, and are all in the pentatonic scale.” – Lawrie Cape
Free download: lawriecape.co.uk/theblog/index.php/archives/735
This entry was written by , posted on July 27, 2010 at 6:26 am, filed under sounds, synthesizer and tagged Adobe Air, Cellular Automata, Cellular AutoMidi, generative, Lawrie Cape. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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