Fork Code: Cumulative Pulses

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/*
Cumulative pulses
Imagine pulse-generators with different frequencies.
Pulses are added together to generate control signals, e.g. for pitch, or maybe time.
The signals can be presented in an array to be used in a Pbind.
The length of this array is determinded by the lcm of all reciprocal frequencies / periods. The number of pulse-generators determines the ambitus of the signals. The signals are repeated palindromes.

Example:
 
period | pulses
1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2			1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
Signal:	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1

1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2			1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
3			1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1
Signal:	3	1	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	2

1:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
2:	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
3:	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0
4:	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
s:	4	1	2	2	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1

In this case, the signal is used to play a melody. The separate pulse-generators are shown bij different steps on a randomly chosen scale. For the bass-line the melody is cut in half and each half is played on a different channel in half tempo.

*/
s.boot;

(
SynthDef(\theSine, { | freq = 440, amp = 1 , pan = 0|
	Out.ar(0, Pan2.ar( 
		SinOsc.ar(freq) * 
			EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.001, 1, 1, -8), doneAction: 2), 		pan, 
		amp
		);
	)
}).send;

SynthDef(\theBlip, { |freq=440, numharm=8, pan = 0, amp=1|
	Out.ar( 0, Pan2.ar(
		Blip.ar(freq, numharm, 1) *
			EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(0.1, 1, 1, -8), doneAction: 2), 				pan, 
		amp
		);
	);
}).send;
)

(
var theNumber = 8, theDuration = 0.2, theScale=Scale.choose.postln;
var theValues, thePulses, bass1, bass2;
var grandLcm;

/*
grandLcm takes 1 argument n and computes the least common multiple of a series of numbers, 1..n 
*/

grandLcm={arg n;
	if (n>=2, 
		{g=lcm (thisFunction.value(n-1), n)},
		{g=1}
	);
	g;
};

//thePulses contains the patterns of each individual pulse-generator
thePulses=Array.new(theNumber+1);
thePulses.add([0]);
//thePulses.add([1]);
for (1, theNumber, {
	arg i;
	var thePattern;
	thePattern=Array.newClear(grandLcm.value(theNumber)+1);
	//thePattern.size.postln;
	for(0, grandLcm.value(theNumber), {
		arg j;
		if (j.mod(i)==0,
			{thePattern[j]=1},
			{thePattern[j]=0}
		);
	});
	thePulses.add(thePattern);
});
//thePulses.postln;

//theValues contains the result of all pulse-generators
theValues=Array.newClear(grandLcm.value(theNumber)+1);
for (0, theValues.size-1, {
	arg i;
	theValues[i]=0;
});
for (2, theNumber, {
	arg i;
	for (0, theValues.size-1, {
		arg j;
		if (j.mod(i)==0,{theValues[j]=theValues[j]+1});
	});
});
//theValues.postln;
theValues.plot;

//the pattern of each pulse-generator gets its own pitch and stereo-position
for (1, theNumber ,{
	arg i;
	Pbind(
	\instrument, \theSine,
	\scale, theScale,
	\degree, Pseq(thePulses[i]*i, 1), 
	\octave, 5,
	\dur, theDuration,
	\amp, 1/theNumber,
	\pan, (2*i/theNumber-1)
).play;
});

//resulting melody in the center
Pbind(
	\instrument, \theBlip,
	\scale, theScale, 
	\degree, Pseq(theValues, 1),
	\numharm, theNumber,
	\pan, 	0,
	\dur, theDuration,
	\amp, 0.05
).play;


//adding basslines
bass1=Array.newClear(theValues.size / 2 +1);
for (0, bass1.size-1, {arg i;
	bass1[i]=theValues[i]
});
Pbind(
	\instrument, \theBlip,
	\degree, Pseq(bass1, 1),
	\numharm, theNumber/2,
	\pan, 	-1,
	\scale, theScale,
	\octave, 	2, 
	\dur, theDuration*2,
	\amp, 0.25
).play;

bass2=bass1.reverse;
Pbind(
	\instrument, \theBlip,
	\degree, Pseq(bass2, 1),
	\numharm, theNumber/2,
	\pan, 	1,
	\scale, theScale,
	\octave, 	2, 
	\dur, theDuration*2,
	\amp, 0.25
).play;

)

code description

Cumulative pulses
Imagine pulse-generators with different frequencies.
Pulses are added together to generate control signals, e.g. for pitch, or maybe time.
The signals can be presented in an array to be used in a Pbind.
The length of this array is determinded by the lcm of all reciprocal frequencies / periods. The number of pulse-generators determines the ambitus of the signals. The signals are repeated palindromes.

Example:
 
period | pulses

1:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

2:	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

Si:	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	2	1

1:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

2:	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

3:	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1

S:	3	1	2	2	2	1	3	1	2	2

1:	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

2:	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	0

3:	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0

4:	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0

s:	4	1	2	2	3	1	3	1	3	2	2	1

In this case, the signal is used to play a melody. The separate pulse-generators are shown bij different steps on a randomly chosen scale. For the bass-line the melody is cut in half and each half is played on a different channel in half tempo.

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