[linux-audio-user] Re: Track made with puredata (on a Linux desktop)

On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 12:22:01PM -0400, linux-audio-user-request(a)music.columbia.edu wrote: Hi Brian, If it has a computer-made-it-up feel to it then that is logical because some elements of the song are randomly or algorithmically generated. With regards to sequencing; in the past I have used custom built sequencer patches (see below) but this was the first track on which I used a TR-505's <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TR-505> midi capabilities to sequence the track. The TR-505 specifies the order in which pieces of the breakbeat and other drum sounds are played, and specifies on which beats in a bar to play melodic notes. The computer randomly picks the melodies from a set of notes which I choose that 'go together'. All of the effects are controlled using a u33 midi controller, and a small midi controller looping patch is used to make sure i don't have to move all the knobs all of the time - they move themselves in a repeating fashion if i turn the knob to 127. To make beats more interesting I often employ an algorithm that randomly shuffles back and forwards the position that a loop is playing at, at the end of a bar or set of bars. In this case I assigned that shuffler to a knob on the uc33 so I had control over when the beat went wobbly. For sure. I am working on a new modular synthesis system which is very specific to my midi setup (uc33 and TR-505) but I haven't put this in CVS yet. However, the building blocks and effects from which much of my music is created can be found in the cvs repository here: http://mccormick.cx/viewcvs/s-abstractions/ There is currently no license specified on these patches, but you can assume that they are public domain. I'll probably stick an LGPL license or similar in there shortly. If you want to write stuff using Pd without too much hassle, probably a good place to look is Frank's collection of RRADical abstractions, which are of a much higher quality than mine, though I think they often have dependencies outside of Miller's puredata: http://footils.org/cms/show/1 If you look up Han's Extended Installer then that should satisfy any dependencies of the RRADical abstractions. Thank you very much for your interest and your compliments! An inflated ego is a great inspiration to write more music. Best, Chris. ------------------- chris(a)mccormick.cx http://mccormick.cx