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Sam Aaron live coding an ambient electro set w/ Sonic Pi

Sam Aaron · 218.7K views · 2016-08-07 · 22:01

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Overview

Sam Aaron live codes an ambient electronic set using Sonic Pi, the music programming environment he created. The performance shows code driving music in real time.

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Offered as an example of live-coded music and a fun entry point to Sonic Pi.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 3 months · HN mentions 2017–2023

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Creative coding & generative artMusic theory, synthesis & productionMusic performance & songs
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sonic pilive codingambient musicelectronic musicalgorave

What people said

wglb · 2023-01 · Recommendation

Don't think this is at a haskel conference, but this looks like fun: [VIDEO] . Their web site is [LINK] . An explanation of sonic [LINK]

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ModernMech · 2022-07 · Recommendation

Have you heard of live coding? Writing code in front of a live audience that plays music? I doubt anything like that has been done before the last couple of decades. I don't know the history, maybe people dabbled with it way back when, but it's an actual thing now. I hope it really catches on! [VIDEO]

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exabrial · 2017-05 · Recommendation

Guys if you haven't seen Sonic PI ( [LINK] ), this is also a great tool! You can write beats using a Ruby DSL and it runs them real time. I sat down and did this in an hour: [LINK] Sam Aaron is the guy behind the project, he does a lot of ambient type stuff: [VIDEO]

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