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(3484 clicks) Aurora is a MIDI controller you can use to send MIDI meassages to any external device or other application. Select the MIDI out device from the device menu on the top right corner. By clicking on the space you will trigger different lights that would start to send continuously the note related to [...]

(3484 clicks) Connector is a tool that functions as an algorithmic catalyst. It has two important sides: Sound and MIDI. The instrument can play sound only, midi only or both at the same time. You define a system of connectors that all have their individual properties. When the system has been set up, you can [...]

(3484 clicks) Slicer allows you to create rhythms and textures from any sound you like. Import your sound and move the nodes. Slicer will chop your sound into 8 slices and superpose them. The slices will be created and manipulated acording to some variables that you can control with the control nodes (the ones represented [...]

(3484 clicks) polyMachine is a polyrhythmic step sequencer where one can set the number of steps of each individual channel. The idea originated when trying to make a rhythmic software for indian talas, but then took a turn and became this little sequencer. The tala rhythm box will appear later : ) t polyMachine has [...]

(3484 clicks) Grainbox is a two channel granular synthesis sound manipulator. The aim of the software was to try to create an interface where the many parametres involved in granular synthesis are represented and controlled on a two dimensional space, rather than with sliders and buttons. It accepts MONO sounds and outputs stereo signal (which [...]

(201 clicks) modular, polyphonic, poly-paradigm algorithmic music composition in a cross-platform interactive command-line environment. The athenaCL system is an open-source, object-oriented composition tool written in Python. The system can be scripted and embedded, and includes integrated instrument libraries, post-tonal and microtonal pitch modeling tools, multiple-format graphical outputs, and musical output in Csound, MIDI, audio file, [...]

(185 clicks) MacCsound is an integrated development environment for creating and controlling Csound instruments and processes. It attempts to keep all the power and flexibility of the original UNIX program while incorporating the aesthetics and ease-of-use of a traditional Macintosh application.

(458 clicks) jMax is a visual programming environment for building interactive real-time music and multimedia applications. jMax is a new implementation of the MAX software written originally by Miller Puckette at Ircam. The name MAX is an homage to Max Matthews, one of the fathers of computer music. The MAX concepts MAX reuses the patchable [...]

(268 clicks) spectacular is a spectral audio composition environment. it allows for non-linear spectral manipulations with spectral interleaving, sequencing, envelopes, inserts, and rhythmic objects. this is extremely idiosyncratic software for composing with spectral data. at first glance it is very difficult to use, but with the help of the tutorials odd sonic patterns will begin [...]

(369 clicks) SuperCollider is an environment and programming language for real time audio synthesis. You can write programs to generate or process sound in real time or non real time. SuperCollider can be controlled by MIDI, the mouse, Wacom graphics tablet, and over a network via Open Sound Control.

(562 clicks) 1. So what exactly is foofoofoo? It is an MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3 smasher shell script. That means the script will create a single MP3 file out of mini-chunks of all MP3 files in your hard drive(s). It looks for MP3 files, copies a tiny bit of every one it finds on its [...]

(681 clicks) MetaMix is a cross between a musical composition, a digital audio player, an interactive experience, a software tool, and a work of conceptual art. Feed MetaMix your favorite audio track and listen as familiar music is transformed into a new listening experience. MetaMix superimposes new musical structures onto existing music by turning special [...]

(691 clicks) A simple interface for working with FM synthesis and recording the results as a new audio file. Includes frequency modulation synthesizer with variable envelope, dynamic modulation, vibrato, and filtering.

(691 clicks) A simple interface for working with noise and recording the results as a new audio file. Includes a noise generator with variable envelope, frequency driven filtering, distortion, and dynamic filtering.

(691 clicks) A simple interface to modify playback of samples and record the results as a new audio file. Includes a sample loop player with variable envelope, playback speed, and dynamic filtering.

(1560 clicks) I Am The Mighty Jungulator is a groundbreaking audio engine which fuses DJ, synthersizer and sampler into one real time instrument. The user can Manipulate audio samples simultaneously, moulding them like putty, whilst the Jungulator keeps them in perfect time. It also has sophisticated generative algorithms that allow the software to take creative [...]

(3002 clicks) Another Live Audio Looper from Echotone done in MAX/MSP

(3002 clicks) Live Audio Looper with effects + MIDI support

(3002 clicks) An automatic Dj. With random perturbations 1- choose a sound folder (mp3, wav, aiff) 2- choose a second folder (or the same one), ambient sounds for exemple. and start. an auto (but crazy) DJ for your MP3s

(1349 clicks) algorithmic randomized sequencer Drool string ukelele is a randomized algorithmic sequencer/looper application. It consists of 8 sampler/sequencer modules which sequence randomized data located in tables. Control is given to density, seed and range. Each embedded sequencer runs independent of the rest yet stays synced to a global tempo. You can vary the loop [...]

(1349 clicks) Algorithmic sequencer/looper made with Max/MSP

(2149 clicks) The software is a complete freeware suite for sound designers and open minded musicians. The software is designed to create and manipulate drones, glitches and amazing digital noises with few mouse clicks. GleetchLAB software is a peculiar collection of instruments that you can patch togheter with a modular matrix. The suite features four [...]

(267 clicks) Miraton is a program to play and compose music live for Mac OS X. Basically you link a sound and some settings to each key of your keyboard. When a key is pressed the sound is played using the associated setting. You can also use the mouse to apply real time effects to [...]