«FM Patterns» by eli.fieldsteel

on 22 May'19 16:57 in rhythmicfmpatternsendlesssynthesispentatonicfrequency modulationsequenceminor

Pattern-based frequency modulation synthesis sketches developed in connection with SuperCollider Tutorial 22 on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dLMSR2Kjq6Y

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(
//init/cleanup
s.newBusAllocators;
~vbus = Bus.audio(s, 2);
s.freeAll;
~players.do(_.stop);

s.waitForBoot({

	//fm synth
	SynthDef(\fm, {
		arg freq=500, mRatio=1, cRatio=1,
		index=1, iScale=5, cAtk=4, cRel=(-4),
		amp=0.2, atk=0.01, rel=3, pan=0,
		out=0, fx=0, fxsend=(-25);
		var car, mod, env, iEnv;
		
		//index of modulation
		iEnv = EnvGen.kr(
			Env(
				[index, index*iScale, index],
				[atk, rel],
				[cAtk, cRel]
			)
		);
		
		//amplitude envelope
		env = EnvGen.kr(Env.perc(atk,rel,curve:[cAtk,cRel]),doneAction:2);
		
		//modulator/carrier
		mod = SinOsc.ar(freq * mRatio, mul:freq * mRatio * iEnv);
		car = SinOsc.ar(freq * cRatio + mod) * env * amp;
		
		car = Pan2.ar(car, pan);

		//direct out/reverb send
		Out.ar(out, car);
		Out.ar(fx, car * fxsend.dbamp);
	}).add;

	//reverb
	SynthDef(\reverb, {
		arg in=0, out=0, dec=4, lpf=1500;
		var sig;
		sig = In.ar(in, 2).sum;
		sig = DelayN.ar(sig, 0.03, 0.03);
		sig = CombN.ar(sig, 0.1, {Rand(0.01,0.099)}!32, dec);
		sig = SplayAz.ar(2, sig);
		sig = LPF.ar(sig, lpf);
		5.do{sig = AllpassN.ar(sig, 0.1, {Rand(0.01,0.099)}!2, 3)};
		sig = LPF.ar(sig, lpf);
		sig = LeakDC.ar(sig);
		Out.ar(out, sig);
	}).add;

	s.sync;

	Synth(\reverb, [\in, ~vbus]);

	s.sync;

	//array of sequencers
	~players = [

		//bass
		Pbind(
			\instrument, \fm,
			\dur, 1/6,
			\midinote, Pseq([
				Pseq([[28,40]],32),
				Pseq([[24,36]],24), Pseq([[33,45]],8),
			],inf) + Pwrand([0,12],[0.9,0.1],inf),
			\mRatio, 2,
			\index, 1.5,
			\iScale, Pseq([3,2.5,2,1],inf),
			\atk, 0,
			\rel, Pexprand(0.2,0.4,inf),
			\amp, Pseq([Pgeom(0.28,-3.dbamp,4)],inf),
			\pan, Pseq([-0.25,0.25],inf),
			\out, 0,
			\fx, ~vbus,
			\fxsend, -20,
		).play,

		//lead
		Pbind(
			\instrument, \fm,
			\dur, 1/6,
			\midinote, Pseq([Pfin(64, Pseq([64,67,69,71,74,76],inf))],inf),
			\mRatio, Pwrand([0.5,1.5,2,3],[1,3,6,25].normalizeSum, inf),
			\index, Pexprand(2,2.5),
			\iScale, Pseq([Pgeom(1.2,1.2,6)],inf),
			\atk, Pwrand([0,Pexprand(0.02,0.1,1)],[0.99,0.01],inf),
			\rel, Pseq(Array.interpolation(64,0.03,0.25).mirror2,inf),
			\cAtk, 1,
			\cRel, Pseq(Array.interpolation(64,-4,3).mirror2,inf),
			\amp, Pseq([Pfin(64, Pseq([Pgeom(0.13,-3.dbamp,6)],inf))],inf),
			\pan, Pseq(Array.interpolation(64,0,1).lincurve(0,1,0,1,8),inf) * Pseq([1,-1],inf),
			\out, 0,
			\fx, ~vbus,
			\fxsend, -15,
		).play,

		//pad
		Pbind(
			\instrument, \fm,
			\dur, 1/6 * 32,
			\midinote, Pseq([
				[40,52,57,59,62],
				[40,55,57,59,64],
				[40,52,57,59,62],
				[33,45,57,59,64],
			],inf),
			\mRatio, 1,
			\index, 1.5,
			\iScale, Pseq([2,4],inf),
			\atk, 1/6 * 16,
			\rel, 1/6 * 24,
			\cAtk, 0,
			\cRel, 0,
			\amp, 0.027,
			\out, 0,
			\fx, ~vbus,
			\fxsend, -10,
		).play,

		//snare
		Pbind(
			\instrument, \fm,
			\dur, 1/6,
			\freq, Pseq([
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,1,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,\,\,\,
				\,\,\,\,1,1,1,1,
			],inf) * 411,
			\cRatio, 45.9,
			\mRatio, 1.5,
			\index, 100,
			\iScale, 1,
			\atk, 0,
			\rel, 0.1,
			\cRel, -8,
			\amp, Pseq([0.18,0.04,0.18,0.1],inf),
			\pan, 0,
			\out, 0,
			\fx, ~vbus,
			\fxsend, -12,
		).play,

		//kick
		Pbind(
			\instrument, \fm,
			\dur, 1/6,
			\freq, 25,
			\mRatio, 0.4,
			\index, 2,
			\iScale, 8,
			\atk, 0,
			\rel, 0.08,
			\amp, Pseq([Pgeom(0.8,-2.dbamp,8)],inf),
			\pan, Pseq([0.3,-0.3],inf),
			\out, 0,
			\fx, ~vbus,
			\fxsend, -16,
		).play
	];
});
)

//stop
~players.do(_.stop);
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comments
Klangschmied user 22 Dec'20 09:15

awesome sound !

beryann.parker user 05 Nov'23 11:50

absolutly great!

xiu user 07 Jun'24 12:08

sweeetttt!