99.vikram
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It's incredibly beautiful, it's unpredictable, it's entertaining and it's all done using cellular automata!
Anyway, check it out here: http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata
Here's a tune I've been listening to for, like, an hour now:
http://earslap.com/projectslab/otomata/?q=6k2o3k145v2k72
Anyway, check it out here: http://www.earslap.com/projectslab/otomata
Here's a tune I've been listening to for, like, an hour now:
http://earslap.com/projectslab/otomata/?q=6k2o3k145v2k72
Otomata is a generative sequencer. It employs a cellular automaton type logic I’ve devised to produce sound events.
Each alive cell has 4 states: Up, right, down, left. at each cycle, the cells move themselves in the direction of their internal states. If any cell encounters a wall, it triggers a pitched sound whose frequency is determined by the xy position of collision, and the cell reverses its direction. If a cell encounters another cell on its way, it turns itself clockwise.
This set of rules produces chaotic results in some settings, therefore you can end up with never repeating, gradually evolving sequences. Go add some cells, change their orientation by clicking on them, and press play, experiment, have fun.