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Arabesque MP3 and code

Arabesque MP3 and code

2004-05-13 by Mike Marsh

Hi All -

Since NO ONE made any groovy music with the algorithmic generator 
template thingy I posted (sniff sniff whine whine) I decided to do 
it MYSELF.  So there.

The code, ahem, borrows from the Good Dr. Mabuse (the shift register 
stuff), Brice (lots of stuff) and of course Master Grant (lots of 
other stuff).  I added the note generation code and an array with 
one octave of the C Major scale.

The MP3 was done using the 4 SR outs of the PSIM into 4 MOTM VCOs 
(two 300s and 2 310s).  Each goes into one channel of a Quad Low 
Pass Gate each channel of which is modulated by an MOTM 800 EG, 
which is triggered by the gate produces on the AUX of the PSIM.  The 
OUT of one LPG goes to a frequency shifter, one goes to the favorite 
and very nice MOTM-410 filter, and two go into an Oakley SVF.  A 
total of 8 channels are mixed on my Tascam FW-1880 then into Cool 
Edit Pro.  

It's nice that the PSIM has 4 outs and the LPG has 4 ins!

Anybody could modify the code generation code and get their own 
melodies.  You could also change the scale used (there is a minor-
like scale included in the code, for e.g.).  Lot's of possibilities 
here!

Mike

Re: [SynthModules] Arabesque MP3 and code

2004-05-13 by john mahoney

Yes, really nice!


> Since NO ONE made any groovy music with the algorithmic generator
> template thingy I posted (sniff sniff whine whine) I decided to do
> it MYSELF.  So there.

But after all, Mike, one great thing about the PSIM is that we can write our
*own* code, right? ;-) I've been too busy catching up on my DIY backlog to
play with the PSIM. But hey, I'm taking your code to bed tonight. Satisfied?
LOL! (No, my wife won't get jealous -- she usually falls asleep as her head
hits the pillow.) I wasn't sure how to handle scale quantization, but now I
see how you did it.


> It's nice that the PSIM has 4 outs and the LPG has 4 ins!

The way you've used the Aux port, the PSIM has *5* outs. :-) Just
nitpicking, as usual.

Goodnight, Psimians!
--
john

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