Title: Generative multi-dimensional fractal synth metal Post by: menokefug on August 23, 2013, 06:00:27 AM (https://i2.sndcdn.com/artworks-000030864449-m3y50i-t500x500.jpg?16b9957)
Some music using my own programs in PureData driving Hydrogen softdrummachine and Zynaddsubfx softsynth. 4D quaternion mandelbrot https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/orbit42 (https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/orbit42) 8D octonion mandelbrot https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/octobrot (https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/octobrot) 4D quaternion burning ship https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/quatship (https://soundcloud.com/menokefug/quatship) https://soundcloud.com/menokefug (https://soundcloud.com/menokefug) Photography by me. Music is actually microtonal but don't let that put you off. Title: Re: Generative multi-dimensional fractal synth metal Post by: eiffie on August 23, 2013, 06:21:03 PM How are the orbit points transformed to the microtonal scale?
Title: Re: Generative multi-dimensional fractal synth metal Post by: Nahee_Enterprises on September 09, 2013, 12:48:51 AM Some music using my own programs in PureData driving Hydrogen softdrummachine and Zynaddsubfx softsynth. https://soundcloud.com/menokefug (https://soundcloud.com/menokefug) Music is actually microtonal but don't let that put you off ;) Out of the five different audio files you have at the above web page, I liked "septimal" the most. :D Title: Re: Generative multi-dimensional fractal synth metal Post by: menokefug on September 15, 2013, 07:39:59 AM Hi eiffie, my laptop is under-equipped for this music making so i made the sequencers simple. Each orbit co-ordinate outputs to a midi channel. A co-ordinate is assumed to be within -2 to 2, it is normalized to be between 0 and 1, multiplied by a pitch range parameter, rounded to an integer, transposed up or down by a transpose parameter, then clipped to be between 0 and 127.
Each midi channel is therefore a constant pulse of chromatic note numbers. I use the microtonal softsynth Zynaddsubfx to add rests and restrict to a scale by simply using it's excellent programmable keymapping, by editing this i can adjust note density and which notes in the scale have preference. The same midi channels drive the drum machine, again rests are created by using a carefully designed 32 piece drumkit with gaps so many midi messages trigger nothing. This is the basic 2D Mandelbrot sequencer that shows how the 4D and 8D ones operate: (http://i.imgur.com/GPG16J9.png) Nahee, thanks, Septimal is actually a microtonal 6 string bass guitar improvisation using an Ebow and multi-looper. Title: Re: Generative multi-dimensional fractal synth metal Post by: eiffie on September 15, 2013, 06:24:27 PM Thanks for the explanation menokefug! This mapping sounds similar to what I am doing with Sloth Canons (another thread). After getting the integer values (from a different method like brownian motion) I toss out the chromatic notes that aren't in the selected scale. It gives a very natural rhythm that makes me think we do this subconsciously when we write music???? Now I have to learn more about microtonal scales. Thanks again. |