Fork Code: Feigenbaum

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/*
This project was inspired by this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETrYE4MdoLQ
There is a connection to the Mandelbrot set, which is implicitly explained in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9gk_8mQuerg
*/

s.boot;

(
SynthDef( \pitches, {|nr, panpos|
		Out.ar(0,
		Pan2.ar(
			SinOsc.ar(	(36+(60*nr)).midicps, 0, 0.01, 0),  //use midicps for a nice equal spreading of pitches
			panpos;
		)

	)
}).add;
)

(
var startx=0.5;
var windowHeight=950, windowWidth=1600; //nice values for a 1920 x 1080 screen
var p1, p2;

var pitchArray=Array.newClear(100);


//initialise synths
for (0, 99, { arg i;
	pitchArray[i]=Synth(\pitches,[ \nr, 0, \panpos, -1+(2*i/100)] );
});


w=Window("Feigenbaum", Rect(160, 40, windowWidth, windowHeight)).front;
u = UserView(w, w.view.bounds);
u.background=Color.white;
u.clearOnRefresh_(false);


u.drawFunc={
	Pen.fillColor = Color.black;
	Pen.addRect(Rect(p1, p2, 1, 1));
	Pen.fill;
};

r=Routine({
	forBy(0, 4, 4/windowWidth, {arg l;  //l (for lambda, the fertility) runs from 0 to 4
		//varying windowWidth will also vary the time it takes to finish the program
		l.postln;
		x=startx;
		for(1, 200, {arg t;  //calculations are iterated 200 times
			x=l*x*(1-x);
			pitchArray[t%100].set(\nr, x); //you hear only 100 results at a time to emphasize the final result
			p1=l*windowWidth/4;
			p2=windowHeight-(x*windowHeight)-1;
			{u.refresh}.defer;
			0.0025.wait;

		});
	});
	10.wait;

	for (0, 99, { arg i;
		pitchArray[i].free})

});

r.play;
)

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