# Creations & Ideas **URL:** https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/c/creations-and-ideas/8.md?page=2 [Latest](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/latest.md) · [Categories](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/categories.md) · [Tags](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/tags.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Gets some advice](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/gets-some-advice/9591)
**Author:** [@Tianjh](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Tianjh)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 30, 2025, 3:15pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/gets-some-advice/9591 "2025-03-30T15:15:01Z")
i’m trying to remake tobu’s Candyland,i want to get a chord and a better synth: use\_bpm 120 use\_synth :pluck with\_fx :eq, low: -0.8 do live\_loop :lead do sleep 0.5 play :b4, release: 0.3 sleep 0.5 … --- ## [Ocean Ambience - Dank's First Submission](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/ocean-ambience-danks-first-submission/9580)
**Author:** [@dank](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/dank)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2025, 4:12am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/ocean-ambience-danks-first-submission/9580 "2025-03-20T04:12:08Z")
Hi This is my first submission. The composition develops slowly over time, introducing new elements gradually to create a meditative, flowing piece that evokes peaceful, drifting movement of ocean currents. Key Loggin… --- ## [First attempt / composition](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/first-attempt-composition/9550)
**Author:** [@day](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/day)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2025, 4:45am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/first-attempt-composition/9550 "2025-03-11T04:45:22Z")
Hello folks, here’s my first attempt at a composition; use\_bpm 120 #Set an initial parameter set :kick\_active, false set :perc\_active, false set :noise\_active, false set :synthbass\_active, false set :subbase\_active, fa… --- ## [Electrician (1984) video game title arrangement](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/electrician-1984-video-game-title-arrangement/9560)
**Author:** [@NuclearBastard](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/NuclearBastard)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2025, 7:18am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/electrician-1984-video-game-title-arrangement/9560 "2025-02-23T07:18:38Z")
I coded an arrangement of the title music for the Atari 8-bit game Electrician from 1984. A capture is available here. Code is available here. --- ## [YummyFillings v 1.1.1](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/yummyfillings-v-1-1-1/9527)
**Author:** [@HarryLeBlanc](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/HarryLeBlanc)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 1:34pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/yummyfillings-v-1-1-1/9527 "2025-02-19T13:34:17Z")
I just updated YummyFillings.rb to v1.1.1, adding vibrato and tremolo effects. Here’s the link to github: For those unfamiliar, YummyFillings is a bunch of functions designed to make life easier in sonic pi. It provid… --- ## ["Let them sing!"](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/let-them-sing/9520)
**Author:** [@beryann](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/beryann)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 13, 2025, 5:54am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/let-them-sing/9520 "2025-02-13T05:54:45Z")
“Let them sing” or how to solve the crescendo/decrescendo “problem” manually! :smiling\_face: https://youtu.be/j1YyBpfw2wU?si=qJ7fnmOIpNsJ1OSk (how do you make the youtube window appear in a post? :thinking:) --- ## [Big update to YummyFillings](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/big-update-to-yummyfillings/9496)
**Author:** [@HarryLeBlanc](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/HarryLeBlanc)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 8:46pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/big-update-to-yummyfillings/9496 "2025-01-30T20:46:48Z")
Okay, I made some major updates to YummyFillings.rb. I added a bunch of new methods, and enhanced several methods. There are a ton of enhancements, most notably support for drum notation (“x–x–x-”), melody degrees (:i, :… --- ## [Nihilist on the River](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/nihilist-on-the-river/9475)
**Author:** [@trevorpelletier](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/trevorpelletier)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2025, 1:03pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/nihilist-on-the-river/9475 "2025-01-28T13:03:25Z")
Hey everyone, I wanted to share a piece I made recently. I got the opportunity to do a sound installation for a faculty art show at my local community college. Its an idea I’ve been sitting on for a while and finally … --- ## [Simple (!?!) Sequencer Setup - part 1 of?](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/simple-sequencer-setup-part-1-of/9481)
**Author:** [@0x8badf00d](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/0x8badf00d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 26, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/simple-sequencer-setup-part-1-of/9481 "2025-01-26T10:45:20Z")
Mahalo Sonic Pilots! Thought that I would report in on my current progress with an Idea I had to program a simple sequencer with Sonic Pi and my 8x8 Monome. The end goal was to be able to program some beats from here (… --- ## [Off to the Races!](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/off-to-the-races/9454)
**Author:** [@0x8badf00d](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/0x8badf00d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 6:08pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/off-to-the-races/9454 "2025-01-18T18:08:47Z")
Typing this feeling extremely excited - setting up serial OSC was very straight forward, my first code is really just to test out osc message passing to and from the Monome - doing nothing special other than turning the … --- ## [Breakbeat Drummer](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/breakbeat-drummer/9452)
**Author:** [@hypertexthome](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/hypertexthome)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/breakbeat-drummer/9452 "2025-01-18T10:08:49Z")
I created a randomized breakbeat drummer that can be controlled by a list of random seeds. It is a tutorial for sample chopping just as much as an actual useful thing to create music with. --- ## [Exploring tb303](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/exploring-tb303/9451)
**Author:** [@Relaxnow](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Relaxnow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 10:10pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/exploring-tb303/9451 "2025-01-17T22:10:12Z")
\# 250117 2309 Exploring tb303 # https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=\_xx6EzpYa-E set\_volume! 2 use\_bpm 77 with\_fx :reverb, room: 0.75 do with\_fx :krush do |krush| live\_loop :a1 do tick … --- ## [Blues band with swinging drums, bass and piano - my first creation](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/blues-band-with-swinging-drums-bass-and-piano-my-first-creation/9441)
**Author:** [@adrianco](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/adrianco)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 3:56pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/blues-band-with-swinging-drums-bass-and-piano-my-first-creation/9441 "2025-01-17T15:56:12Z")
Here’s the code. I had fun building this up and figuring out some of the functionality. # by Adrian Cockcroft use\_bpm 140 swing=0.15 # set to 0 for straight beats, 0.15 for a shuffle key= :Eb3 # E flat is a common blue… --- ## [Sick Drummer - a metal drummer bot with snare fills](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sick-drummer-a-metal-drummer-bot-with-snare-fills/9372)
**Author:** [@Sunk](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Sunk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 3:48am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/sick-drummer-a-metal-drummer-bot-with-snare-fills/9372 "2025-01-10T03:48:16Z")
I was in many metal bands and I drum like this IRL: rudiments = \[\[1,0,1,1\],\[0,1,0,0\]\], \[\[0,1,0,0\],\[1,0,1,1\]\], \[\[1,0,1,0\],\[0,1,0,1\]\], \[\[0,1,0,1\],\[1,0,1,0\]\], \[\[1,1,0,0\],\[0,0,1,1\]\], \[\[0,0,1,1\],\[1,1,0,0\]\], \[\[0… --- ## [Lofi hip hop creation](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/lofi-hip-hop-creation/9432)
**Author:** [@boda](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/boda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 3:19am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/lofi-hip-hop-creation/9432 "2025-01-10T03:19:47Z")
My approach to learning a bit about music creation with Sonic Pi is as follows: I start by searching YouTube for something like: “How to produce \[X genre\].” In this case, I decided to try my hand at lofi hip hop. Her… --- ## [How to hear the different kind of random\_sources](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-hear-the-different-kind-of-random-sources/9210)
**Author:** [@beryann](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/beryann)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [January 10, 2025, 3:03am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/how-to-hear-the-different-kind-of-random-sources/9210 "2025-01-10T03:03:18Z")
Hello! The idea came to me when I was looking at Mr Bomb’s video @mrbombmusic about random\_source. I wanted to hear really the differences between them. So I wrote this inspired by his tutorial and it works, so if you s… --- ## [The fibonacci sequence sounds like a cat with the zoomies on a piano](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/the-fibonacci-sequence-sounds-like-a-cat-with-the-zoomies-on-a-piano/9357)
**Author:** [@Sunk](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Sunk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 11:42pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/the-fibonacci-sequence-sounds-like-a-cat-with-the-zoomies-on-a-piano/9357 "2025-01-03T23:42:33Z")
Cats are perfect # The fibonacci sequence creates beautiful images # Does it sound good when applied to equal temperment? # It sounds like a cat with the zoomies in a room with a piano, so...yes? # notes fib = \[1, 1, 2… --- ## [Voice leading algorithm](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/voice-leading-algorithm/318)
**Author:** [@xavierriley](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/xavierriley)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 1, 2025, 7:00pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/voice-leading-algorithm/318 "2025-01-01T19:00:41Z")
More sharing from my Sonic Pi archive of experiments and ideas… This one concerns “voice leading” which is a musical technique for making chord sequences sound nice(er). To give a brief explanation, it helps to think a… --- ## [Lofi house, my first code](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/lofi-house-my-first-code/6834)
**Author:** [@Ludvig](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Ludvig)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 2:24am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/lofi-house-my-first-code/6834 "2024-12-28T02:24:46Z")
Hey everybody! Just started messing around with Sonic PI, so much fun! I can already tell that this is a really good tool for breaking out of creative blocks. Here’s my first little thing I made, a sort of chill out hous… --- ## [Figurate Numbers for Sonic Pi (New Ruby gem for infinite number sequences and patterns)](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/figurate-numbers-for-sonic-pi-new-ruby-gem-for-infinite-number-sequences-and-patterns/8962)
**Author:** [@EdgarDelgadoVega](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/EdgarDelgadoVega)\ **Replies:** 21\ **Last updated:** [December 26, 2024, 4:37pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/figurate-numbers-for-sonic-pi-new-ruby-gem-for-infinite-number-sequences-and-patterns/8962 "2024-12-26T16:37:04Z")
1. Introduction Hello everyone! Do you want to play with infinite sequences of figurative numbers in Sonic Pi? I have been developing 115 figurate number sequences (planar, spatial, and multidimensional) from the ph… --- ## [Transcribe music sheet and play along with your instrument](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/transcribe-music-sheet-and-play-along-with-your-instrument/9376)
**Author:** [@LuisFSR](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/LuisFSR)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 12:40pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/transcribe-music-sheet-and-play-along-with-your-instrument/9376 "2024-12-20T12:40:42Z")
Hi, with the help of GPTs I came up with this code… With this code, you can easily transcribe sheet music into Sonic Pi by using scale degrees instead of absolute note names. This simplifies the process of adapting melod… --- ## [Yummy Fillings!](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/yummy-fillings/9368)
**Author:** [@HarryLeBlanc](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/HarryLeBlanc)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [December 20, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/yummy-fillings/9368 "2024-12-20T01:32:17Z")
I’ve been working for quite a while on a collection of useful methods to help with Sonic Pi, and it’s finally ready to share with y’all! It’s called YummyFillings.rb, and it’s on github here: I found myself having to … --- ## [Using own samples with Sonic Pi two examples and surfskating (+samples)](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/using-own-samples-with-sonic-pi-two-examples-and-surfskating-samples/9388)
**Author:** [@Relaxnow](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Relaxnow)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 9:57pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/using-own-samples-with-sonic-pi-two-examples-and-surfskating-samples/9388 "2024-12-19T21:57:31Z")
Samples used (Tip: Check out Ned Rush to learn to crop samples with Ableton if needed) # 241118 0102 Nice calm sounds with own samples and tri synth in big reverb yt # Saved 241118 0102 # https://youtu.b… --- ## [Slaapliedje (Lullaby)](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/slaapliedje-lullaby/9339)
**Author:** [@R2L](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/R2L)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 9:55pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/slaapliedje-lullaby/9339 "2024-12-19T21:55:28Z")
I’d like to share a song I made, based on the first line of an a cappella Mongolian Lullaby. Please let me know what you think. Here is the SoundCloud link: Slaapliedje on SoundCloud The original song by Urna Chahar… --- ## [Humble beginnings](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/humble-beginnings/9382)
**Author:** [@catsquotl](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/catsquotl)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 4:05pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/humble-beginnings/9382 "2024-12-19T16:05:16Z")
Well, let’s just say that I’m stumbling through the basics, but there is some resemblance there. Not sure if I want to continue and mimic accuracy or start exploring, extending knowledge and return to this a a months, a… --- ## [First Creation : "Tatam"](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/first-creation-tatam/9378)
**Author:** [@MrTopom](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/MrTopom)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 19, 2024, 10:17am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/first-creation-tatam/9378 "2024-12-19T10:17:15Z")
“Tatam” - Dec 2024 live\_loop :back do use\_synth :prophet play :C3, release: 20, cutoff: 60, amp: 1 sleep 20 end live\_loop :bass do use\_synth :fm play (chord :C4, :major).choose, release: 0.25, cutoff: rrand(50, 80… --- ## [The Digital Escape Plan: dissonant stabby mosh](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/the-digital-escape-plan-dissonant-stabby-mosh/9352)
**Author:** [@Sunk](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Sunk)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 3:59pm UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/the-digital-escape-plan-dissonant-stabby-mosh/9352 "2024-12-11T15:59:39Z")
I like dissonance and breakdowns #bass drums bd\_patterns = \[1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1,1\], \[1,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,0,1,1,1,1,0\], \[1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0,1,0\], \[1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0,1,0,0,0\], \[1,1,1,0,1… --- ## ["Photophobia" - a simple, stable random-on-rails song](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/photophobia-a-simple-stable-random-on-rails-song/9348)
**Author:** [@Sunk](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Sunk)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 1:32am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/photophobia-a-simple-stable-random-on-rails-song/9348 "2024-12-02T01:32:55Z")
I wanted to test out the randomization options to see if I could generate a simple loop that changed slightly as it played. I made it repeat in a somewhat predictable way, not really making it complex at all. I made this… --- ## [One progression jazz - blues](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/one-progression-jazz-blues/437)
**Author:** [@Raul](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/Raul)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 27, 2024, 1:51am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/one-progression-jazz-blues/437 "2024-11-27T01:51:41Z")
acordes=\[:bb3,:eb4,:bb3,:bb3,:eb4,:e4,:bb3,:g4,:c4,:f4,:d4,:f4\] tipo=\['7','7','7','7','7','diminished7','7','m7','7','7','m7','7'\] live\_loop :jazzblues do for i in (range 0,12) use\_synth :tri play acordes\[i\]-1… --- ## [Donk bass Sound design help](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/donk-bass-sound-design-help/9326)
**Author:** [@boda](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/u/boda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [November 26, 2024, 1:46am UTC](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/t/donk-bass-sound-design-help/9326 "2024-11-26T01:46:43Z")
I’m trying to craft a bass sound similar to the one in this song. Some people refer to it as a “donk bass” or “hard bass.” Despite experimenting with various configurations, I haven’t quite nailed the characteristic soun… [Previous page](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/c/creations-and-ideas/8.md?page=1) [Next page](https://in-thread.sonic-pi.net/c/creations-and-ideas/8.md?page=3)