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An experiment with randomly mutating tunes played on a a simple pentatonic scale.
A random tune is generated and played a number of times with slight variations. I think it makes pretty good listening - if you are in a sort of spaced out meditative mood :)
Credit to Larry828 for inspriring me to play around with this idea.
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well how can i add a project here i have some issues with AI of something
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I just uploaded a variation on my chordal project: "Chordal w-Bass" (link to project) I shoe-horned my bass notes into the project and even added a 'drone' sound for each chord in harmony. I hope that helps hold the music together because otherwise it's just chord changes. Maybe I'm hoping to place a soaring melody above my chord changes someday... Maybe I need "a perfect tune" and I bet I know where I'll find it.... :-)
What would you think of adding a button which when clicked would substitute a sailboat and a kayak for the sprites rising and falling with the notes? The photos are so beautiful that even the elephant and the dragon would be willing to give up their places temporarily I'm sure. :-)
cool it like composes its own music its really good
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To say it again: it's astonishing to watch the Tune list rebuild itself time after time. (And the scripts alternate.) This should *definitely* go into the Design Studio because there are plenty of talented Scratch programmers who would delight in seeing it, and would see new horizons open up. (But you'd have to display the Tune list.) That re-building Tune list seems almost alive. Imagine what it makes possible. Right in midstream.
I also agree that volume could be varied the same way as duration is...I hesitate to do that though as it adds more complexity and volume changes don't always work online. The volume changes built into the instrument changes are accidental but enjoyable.
Yes, I'm picking a new instrument before each playing of the tune...I found the extra variety enjoyable. I hadn't realized it was call-and-response until you pointed it out - of course, you are right!
Thanks...I'm thinking about it. You should take another look at this version, it has been changed a lot. Variable durations and changing tempo is the biggest change.
(view all replies)It sounds like oriental music... pretty good for programmed music.
I picked pentatonic because it is supposed to sound good (less dissonances) no matter what order of notes you play.
Thanks! I changed up the note durations so it sounds a little less oriental - but still almost enjoyable :)
(view all replies)Your scripts show what a real programmer can do with an idea! This project is perfect! (The background pictures are beautiful too.) I had been wondering if there was an efficient way to ask that an entire list be played in order -- there it was in your scripts. I displayed some of your lists and variables and got an extra treat watching them executed as your scripts flashed on and off. Really impressive! Thanks so much.
Well, thanks...actually, I have an extra unnecessary degree of complexity here in that I am using one list to point into another...I thought it might come in handy if I decided to make variations by raising each note by one or two tones in the scale. So far I haven't done that though.
(view all replies)That is really beautiful music, with a clever presentation! The simplicity of the music gives it a lot of power. A really fine project! This encourages me to keep pursuing the idea of random music since it obviously can turn out to be beautiful. (Thanks for the credit in the Notes - you're very generous.) And thanks for the very nice comment on Pentatonia.
As for ecstatic...I wouldn't go that far :) It makes something you can listen to for a while but it's not always pleasant and it does get a bit monotonous after a while. But it does pretty well, considering it has no logic for building a melody. I've been meaning to tinker in this area for years - thanks so much for showing me the way.
(view all replies)Yes, at first I had the hyphens for rests, like you were using. But I found that some instruments made an audible noise when given note zero (which is what the hyphen gets evaluated as) so I added a branch to put real rests there instead of playing note zero. Extra complexity but it does make a difference :)
(view all replies)Thanks for your kind comment. I'm pretty happy with this - the repetition with variations seems to be doing what I'd hoped. The next step might be to add some logic to the variations. Or, experiment with different note durations...Or, try a minor pentatonic scale. Such fun!
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