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- Minimum duration for GrainDur in SampleCloud
I have been using the SampleCloud prototype with very short "GrainDur", so short the grains become wavetables rather than "normal" sample clips. In this way, the frequency of the […]
- Answered: MidiFileWithTimeIndex - sequence is not playing correctly.
First of all, Kyma's TimeIndex works very precisely, of course… In my case, the problem was exporting MIDI clips from Ableton Live. The clip originated from the µ-tonic drum […]
- Commented: How to implement after touch in a Kyma sound.
Kyma will automatically map the MPE messages if you turn on MPE in Configure MIDI under the DSP menu.
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- Reply To: Would you like to be part of the Kyma Kata peer-learning experience?
Thanks Alan! I’ve just signed up so will hopefully see you tomorrow midday. Mike
- Reply To: Would you like to be part of the Kyma Kata peer-learning experience?
Hi Mike, You’re not too late – we’re still going strong, as before, twice every Tuesday at 12:00 and 20:00 UK time. You can use the sign up form (see above in the thread) […]
- Reply To: Would you like to be part of the Kyma Kata peer-learning experience?
Hi Alan I would love to get involved if you’re still running these, although I fear I may be 3 years too late…
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By augmenting traditional sample-based sound design with generative models, you gain additional parameters that you can perform picture, or trigger […]
- Misfold: a piece for hyper-organ inspired by scientific concepts and data -- 2024 International Orgelpark Symposium
Every human endeavor — science, music, religion, mathematics, philosophy —is a manifestation of our relentless drive to understand the universe […]
- Using sound to explore hydrogen bond dynamics during protein folding
Video summary for the paper: "Hydrogen bonding heterogeneity correlates with protein folding transition state passage time as revealed by data […]
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- Capytalk — a functional reactive programming language
Capytalk is a Functional Reactive Programming Language that you can use to define interactions between internal or external data streams and Kyma Sound parameters. Reactive […]
- Bart’s Melodic Sculptor Tutorial
Introduction: I have developed this Kyma Sound over a yearlong time period to work specifically with melodic material as a sculptor might work with a raw slab of stone, the raw […]
- Getting sound from Kyma onto a network
There are several circumstances in which you might want to stream audio from your Paca(rana) onto a network, for example, you may want to: Share a Paca(rana) or a small number of […]
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Sound designer Javier Umpierrez has two sound-intensive films coming out this month and next. Olallo Rubio’s Tormento stars Natalia Solián as an […]
- Refractions on a complex system
In recent months, composer Giuseppe Tamborrino has been using Kyma for a sonic exploration of feedback on recycled percussion instruments. When he […]
- The train to Aalborg
Cristián Vogel is on his way to the music conservatory in Aalborg, Denmark to present a few days of composition and sound design workshops. He […]
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