83 lines
3.5 KiB
Common Lisp
83 lines
3.5 KiB
Common Lisp
;; to use cl-patterns with its SuperCollider backend, you'll first need to load the cl-patterns/supercollider system with quicklisp:
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(ql:quickload :cl-patterns/supercollider)
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;; ...this will take care of loading cl-collider for you if it's not already loaded.
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;; once that is done, start the SuperCollider server if you haven't already:
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(cl-patterns:backend-start 'supercollider)
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;; (Note: if you get an error, make sure that sc:*sc-synth-program* is the same as the output of "which scsynth" from your command line. You may also need to set sc:*sc-plugin-paths* if you get errors about UGens not being installed.)
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;; then define a few synths...
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(in-package #:cl-collider)
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(defsynth kik ((freq 440) (out 0))
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(let* ((env (env-gen.kr (env (list 0 1 0) (list 0.001 1)) :act :free))
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(fenv (env-gen.kr (env (list 1 0) (list 0.25)) :level-scale freq))
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(sig (sin-osc.ar fenv 0 0.2)))
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(out.ar out (pan2.ar sig 0 env))))
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(defsynth default ((gate 1) (freq 440) (out 0))
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(let* ((env (env-gen.kr (asr 0.01 1 0.1) :gate gate :act :free))
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(sig (sin-osc.ar freq 0 0.2)))
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(out.ar out (pan2.ar sig 0 env))))
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;; then, enable cl-patterns's supercollider backend:
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(in-package #:cl-patterns)
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;; start the clock that patterns will be played on:
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;; the clock keeps tempo in beats per second; thus 110/60 = 110 beats per minute
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(start-clock-loop :tempo 110/60)
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*clock*
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;; ...and then go ahead and write some patterns!
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(pb :foo ;; define a new pattern named :foo
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:instrument :kik ;; use the :kik synth we defined above
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:play-quant 4 ;; make sure the pattern will only start on a beat that is divisible by 4, to stay in sync
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:dur 1 ;; give each event a duration of 1 beat
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:pfin 4 ;; limit the length of the pattern to 4 events (the default is infinite events)
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)
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(pb :bar
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:instrument :default
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:play-quant 4
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:dur 1/2
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:scale :major ;; select the major scale
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:degree (pwhite 0 7) ;; pick a random note from the first 7 notes in the selected scale
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:pfindur 4 ;; limit the length of the pattern to 4 beats. pfindur causes the pattern to be limited based on its duration in beats, rather than the number of events.
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)
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;; start playing the defined patterns:
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(play :foo)
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(play :bar)
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;; pdefs will loop by default when played. so even though the above patterns have finite durations (as set with the :pfin and :pfindur keys), triggering them via their containing pdefs will cause them to continue to play until you specifically stop them.
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;; while they're playing you can modify them by editing the code and re-evaluating it. the changes you make will be reflected the next time the patterns loops.
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;; when you're done with them, you can stop playing the patterns like so:
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(end :foo)
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(end :bar)
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;; the #'end function is used to make patterns stop at the end of their current loop, which is usually more musically desirable than stopping in the middle of the phrase.
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;; however, if you do want a pattern to stop immediately (or if you need it to because you defined it with an infinite length), you can use #'stop instead.
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;; to continue learning cl-patterns, you can use the documentation in the doc/ directory.
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;; in particular, tutorial.org is a tutorial meant for people new to cl-patterns.
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;; sc-differences.org may be useful if you're used to SuperCollider's patterns system.
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;; you can also introspect the library, for example to get a list of all defined pattern types:
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(all-patterns)
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;; then you can use Lisp's standard #'describe function to get information about any patterns defined.
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