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Month: April 2016

Ecosystemic Programming and Composition Part 2 – Mobile and Orrery models

Ecosystemic Programming and Composition  Part 2 – Mobile and Orrery models

My approach to ecosystemic programming has involved conceptualizing the final product as a physically navigable space, as a metaphoric sculptural mobile (audible-mobile) or as an orrery (a mechanical model of the solar system).  Thinking about the behavior of sound in

Scott Miller 23 April 2016 Tutorials No Comments Read more

Reading CSV/TSV files in Kyma: Part 2

Reading CSV/TSV files in Kyma: Part 2

In the previous article (part 1 of 2), we explored how to get a single column CSV [comma-separated-values] file working with Kyma. We used this single stream of numbers to generate internal MIDI messages that controlled pitch, amplitude, timbre, location, and note duration.

Jon Bellona 8 April 2016 Tutorials No Comments Read more

Bart’s Kyma Tutorial C: Generating Patterns Outside the StepSequencer, Part 2

Bart’s Kyma Tutorial C: Generating Patterns Outside the StepSequencer, Part 2

This is a continuation of Tutorial C, Part 1.  Part 2 focuses on the SampleAndHold in several manifestations.

BartonMcLean 8 April 2016 Tutorials No Comments Read more

Bart’s Kyma Tutorial C: Generating Patterns Outside the StepSequencer, Part 1

Bart’s Kyma Tutorial C: Generating Patterns Outside the StepSequencer, Part 1

In this tutorial, we look at other ways to generate patterns in Sound parameter fields.

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