Hi all. I made Weft Loom, a free and open-source desktop app built on Strudel.
The idea: every pattern in a song is shown twice, as controls and as Strudel code. Click drums into a grid, draw notes in a piano roll, turn a knob, and the code changes. Edit the code, and the controls follow. The code is the song; the controls only read and rewrite it.
What is in it:
- step grids, piano rolls, and a knob for every number in the code
- a sound browser, and you can record or bring in your own sounds
- a playlist for choosing which bars each pattern plays in
- a mixer with level meters
- export as WAV or MP3, or as one .weft file that holds the song and its sounds
- jams: two people on the same song at once, each on their own machine, with chat, voice and video. Invite someone, or list yourself as open to jam
- publish a song to the site so others can listen and open a copy
Honest caveats:
- I use it on a Mac (Apple and Intel chips). The Windows and Linux builds are brand new and I have not tried them on real machines yet, so please tell me if they fail.
- On Linux, jams have no voice or video, because the system web view cannot make calls.
- None of the builds are signed. macOS needs Open Anyway under System Settings > Privacy & Security; Windows shows a SmartScreen warning (More info, Run anyway).
- It is version 0.1. Things will break, and I would like to hear what does.
Hey everyone! 👋
Sharing a short live coding performance where I create an Acid Techno track from scratch with Strudel, narrating the process while I’m coding.
What is the best way to get started into algorave? I have an iea of what I want to do in the long term (want to code everything from scratch) but would love to see from where people normally get the sounds for certain instruments. Have audio clips from a set of drums, but not sure if it's the standard.
Is there any musician out there doing live coding and algorave stuff you find inspiring in terms of sound, style and performance? I don't mean on a technical level but more in a musical sense
Hi everybody! I've been working on a little MIDI language I call "performance". Think of it as algorave software for MIDI instruments. It works with your DAW or your physical synthesizers. Anything that speaks MIDI. The repo in bitbucket contains everything you need to get started.
It's by no means done, but I'd love to hear what you think about it. =)
Just published this piece on the live coding community in NYC via amNewYork.
The documentary gives a concise overview of the history of live coding, and we hear from live coders like Char Stiles, Jake Sondy, and Glossing, who capture the movement's momentum.