Workshop Recap

This page is just a listing of all functions covered in the workshop!

Mini Notation

Concept	Syntax	Example
Sequence	space	sound("bd bd sd hh bd cp sd hh")
Sample Number	:x	sound("hh:0 hh:1 hh:2 hh:3")
Rests	~	sound("metal ~ jazz jazz:1")
Sub-Sequences	[]	sound("bd wind [metal jazz] hh")
Sub-Sub-Sequences	[[]]	sound("bd [metal [jazz sd]]")
Speed up	*	sound("bd sd2 cp3")
Parallel	,	sound("bd2, hh2 [hh oh]")
Slow down	/	note("[c a f e]/2")
Alternate	<>	note("c <e g>")
Elongate	@	note("c@3 e")
Replicate	!	note("c!3 e")

Sounds

Name	Description	Example
sound	plays the sound of the given name	sound("bd sd")
bank	selects the sound bank	sound("bd sd").bank("RolandTR909")
n	select sample number	n("0 1 4 2").sound("jazz")

Notes

Name	Description	Example
note	set pitch as number or letter	note("b g e c").sound("piano")
n + scale	set note in scale	n("6 4 2 0").scale("C:minor").sound("piano")
$:	play patterns in parallel	$: s("bd sd") $: note("c eb g")

Audio Effects

name	example
lpf	note("c2 c3 c2 c3").s("sawtooth").lpf("400 2000")
vowel	note("c3 eb3 g3").s("sawtooth").vowel("<a e i o>")
gain	s("hh16").gain("[.25 1]4")
delay	s("bd rim bd cp").delay(.5)
room	s("bd rim bd cp").room(.5)
pan	s("bd rim bd cp").pan("0 1")
speed	s("bd rim bd cp").speed("<1 2 -1 -2>")
range	s("hh*32").lpf(saw.range(200,4000))

Pattern Effects

name	description	example
setcpm	sets the tempo in cycles per minute	setcpm(45); sound("bd sd [~ bd] sd")
fast	speed up	sound("bd sd [~ bd] sd").fast(2)
slow	slow down	sound("bd sd [~ bd] sd").slow(2)
rev	reverse	n("0 2 4 6").scale("C:minor").rev()
jux	split left/right, modify right	n("0 2 4 6").scale("C:minor").jux(rev)
add	add numbers / notes	n("0 2 4 6".add("<0 1 2 1>")).scale("C:minor")
ply	speed up each event n times	s("bd sd").ply("<1 2 3>")
off	copy, shift time & modify	s("bd sd, hh*4").off(1/8, x=>x.speed(2))