Here’s an experiment in very slow polyrhythms. Very hypnotic. Let me know what you think!
use_debug false
set(:notes, [:g6, :e6, :d5, :c6, :a5, :g5, :e5, :d5, :c5, :b4, :a4, :g4, :f4, :e4, :d4, :c4])
##| set(:notes, [:c6, :a5, :g5, :e5, :d5, :c5, :a4, :g4, :e4, :d4, :c4, :a3, :g3, :e3, :d3, :c3])
set(:breakout, 0)
sniddler = 0.01
breakoutloop = (1 / sniddler).to_i + 1
puts "break out after " + breakoutloop.to_s+ " loops"
loopsize = 2
mysynth = :blade
loopcount = 0
define :playnote do |depth|
with_fx :reverb, mix: 0.7, room: 0.9 do
use_synth mysynth
play get(:notes)[depth]
end
sleep loopsize + (sniddler * depth)
end
use_synth_defaults cutoff: 50
live_loop :none do
playnote 0
break if get(:breakout) == 1
end
live_loop :one do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 1
end
live_loop :two do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 2
end
live_loop :three do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 3
end
live_loop :four do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 4
end
live_loop :five do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 5
end
live_loop :six do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 6
end
live_loop :seven do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 7
end
live_loop :eight do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 8
end
live_loop :nine do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 9
end
live_loop :ten do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 10
end
live_loop :eleven do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 11
end
live_loop :twelve do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 12
end
live_loop :thirteen do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 13
end
live_loop :fourteen do
break if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 14
end
live_loop :fifteen do
playnote 15
loopcount += 1
puts loopcount.to_s + " loops"
set(:breakout, 1) if loopcount == breakoutloop
break if get(:breakout) == 1
end
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Here is what I hear …
Is this Your intention ?
No, sounds quite different on my system. That’s weird!
Not sure how to troubleshoot this, as I’m a newbie, but I’m wondering if it’s a horsepower issue? My system has alot of memory and a fast processor.
Interesting . Could be horsepower … I ’ m at the low end .
In a way no need to fix it as long as You are satisfied ???
Would You post an audio version ?
I think the problem is the fx reverb which is defined inside the playnote function so you will get lots of instances. If you move it outside to include the defined live loops then it works much better: only one instance. As is, it struggles on my Pi5. Moving the reverb then no problem.
I did upload a mix to my bandcamp page:
I’ll take your advice. It’s a good idea, but I thought it had to be inside the live loop for the effect to affect the sound.
Still a noob!
This is exactly what I hear on my ASUS gaming laptop, which has an AMD Ryzen 7 CPU and 16GB of RAM and can generally handle (very) intensive DSP. It reminds me of English church bell-ringers. (Anecdote: When I was 18, back in the Cretaceous Era, I fell in love with an English rose who used to go bell-ringing in the village church. I got involved in some serious bell-ringing practice, mainly because I wanted to get close to her – and I just loved the sight of her pulling on that rope and her gorgeous lithe young body rhythmically stretching. Praise the Lord! How great are Thy works! 
) It also reminds me of certain patterns generated by Mario Nieto’s Harmony Bloom VST sequencer: Live Music Creation with Harmony Bloom 1.2.9 #46 (youtube.com)
Yes, I was definitely inspired by Harmony Bloom. I love that tool, it’s so much fun.
I was also inspired by a youtuber named Lucid Rhythms, who is all about these super slow polyrhythms.
He’s kind of a one-trick pony, but it’s a really cool trick.
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This is how it sounds on my machine.
Okay, I refactored to only use one reverb instead of so many. Try this out to see if it works better.
I also used “stop” instead of “break,” which is a bit more elegant and orderly.
# Welcome to Sonic Pi
use_debug false
set(:notes, [:g6, :e6, :d5, :c6, :a5, :g5, :e5, :d5, :c5, :b4, :a4, :g4, :f4, :e4, :d4, :c4])
##| set(:notes, [:c6, :a5, :g5, :e5, :d5, :c5, :a4, :g4, :e4, :d4, :c4, :a3, :g3, :e3, :d3, :c3])
set(:breakout, 0)
breakoutloop = 61
sniddler = 1.0 / (breakoutloop - 1)
puts "break out after " + breakoutloop.to_s+ " loops"
loopsize = 2
mysynth = :blade
loopcount = 0
define :playnote do |depth|
#with_fx :reverb, mix: 0.7, room: 0.9 do
use_synth mysynth
play get(:notes)[depth]
#end
sleep loopsize + (sniddler * depth)
end
use_synth_defaults cutoff: 50
with_fx :reverb, mix: 0.7, room: 0.9 do
live_loop :none do
playnote 0
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
end
live_loop :one do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 1
end
live_loop :two do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 2
end
live_loop :three do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 3
end
live_loop :four do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 4
end
live_loop :five do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 5
end
live_loop :six do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 6
end
live_loop :seven do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 7
end
live_loop :eight do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 8
end
live_loop :nine do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 9
end
live_loop :ten do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 10
end
live_loop :eleven do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 11
end
live_loop :twelve do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 12
end
live_loop :thirteen do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 13
end
live_loop :fourteen do
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
playnote 14
end
live_loop :fifteen do
playnote 15
loopcount += 1
puts loopcount.to_s + " loops"
set(:breakout, 1) if loopcount == breakoutloop
stop if get(:breakout) == 1
end
end #with reverb
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Sounds Nice. Works well on my Pi5
I’m glad.
I feel like I’m starting to think in sonic pi a little more.
This is so much fun!
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