Algorithmic Cell Phone Music

Jason Sigal

We'll be using

• Computers
• WiFi
• p5 web editor
• JavaScript
  • p5.js
  • Tone.JS
• Cell Phones

Why

Algorithm

Algorithm

• A set of rules
• Constraints

Algorithm

• Pitch
• Rhythm

Music

What is Music?

Sound

Organized Sound

Organized Sound

Pitch, Rhythm

Sound as a function

Sound as a function of Motion

gif via prosthetic knowledge

Sound as a function of Time

Frequency

source code

Pitch

source code

Note

frequencies to note

“Music is the space between the notes”

-Claude Debussy

interval

Attack / Release

Envelope

Attack Decay

Sustain  Release

(ADSR)

ADSR

Tone.Loop

https://tonejs.github.io/docs/#Loop

Tone.Transport

tonejs.github.io/docs/#Transport

Create a loop

empty loop

Iterations

Divisions

• 3
• 4
• 8
• 16
• 32

Playback Rate

this.playbackRate = Math.random() > 0.5 ? 1.0 : 0.5;