soundbytes

The project has a goal in mind to allow the programmatic composition and playing of music. It includes an interpreter and a player. The project is in very early stages so expect things to change without notice.

How to write the soundbytes script?

At the moment, there are few predefined functions and objects. Basic arithmetic is implemented.

All combinations of notes, octaves and durations are available globally.

note: C octave: 4 duration: 16th c_4_16

note: C# octave: 4 duration: 16th dotted c#_4_16*

C maj chord: c_5_4 + e + g

The first note of the chord carries the duration of blocking until the next note is played. c_5_16 + e_5_4 + g, e_5_4 after the first note c_5_16 has finished, the rest of the notes of the chord will keep playing because their longer duration e_5_4 + g while the next note e_5_4 will start.

It is mandatory to set the tempo, at least once.

tempo(60);

Creating a track from a bunch of notes.

Notice that the last couple of notes don't have an octave or a duration.

For the convenience of the user, if the octave and duration are identical, they can be omitted until a change is required.

track(c_4_16, c#_4_16*, c_4_16, c, a, b)

Add vibrato with 10 speed, 5 depth on the note e

vib(10, 5, e_4_1)

Playing the tracks

let bass = track(a_3_8*, b, g#_2_8*, a_3_8*, f_2_8*, f#, g, g);
let bass2 = track(x_8*, x, g#_2_16, b_3_16, d, f, e, c_2_16, e);
let solo = track(
        a_5_32, c, e, a, c, e, b, d,
        f, b, d, f, g#_4_32, b_5_32, d, g#_4_32,
        b_5_32, d, a, c, e, a, c, e,
        f_4_32, a_5_32, c, f_4_32, a_5_32, c, f#_4_32, a_5_32,
        c, f#_4_32, a_5_32, c, f, e, d, c,
        b, a, b, c, d, e, f, g
);

play(bass, bass2, solo);

The function play also accepts single notes but notes and tracks cannot be mixed together.

Running the code

1. Compile the project and give the .sb source file to the binary

You can also checkout the test file in /test