Otomata - Make music in a 2D grid (cellular automata)
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A friend just posted this on facebook. It's very cool.
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The basic idea is that you make squares which bounce off of the sides of the area and make notes, when two hit, they change direction, resulting in different notes being made. More info is on the page. Here's a demo -
[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHCdHh1eSi0[/media]
You can even share links with others with your songs, like this:
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Just thought I'd share this with FP. Post links of any cool things you make.
I'll check it out
Cool little toy! I salute you.
Reminds me of SimCity 4!
Reminds me of this:
[url]http://filesmelt.com/dl/blockmusic.swf[/url]
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very calming. And no matter how hectic it seems to get it always seems to sound good
Edit: Was experimenting: [url]http://earslap.com/projectslab/otomata/?q=2v022y6g2i7v3y5v341g82[/url]
Awesome, bit like Andre Michellles toy. I like how it evolves over time though.
whatever you do it sounds good!
I know it's difficult to create something like this but after playing around with it for awhile making various shapes/images, it all starts to sound the same.
[QUOTE=D3vils Buddy;29270159]I know it's difficult to create something like this but after playing around with it for awhile making various shapes/images, it all starts to sound the same.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, it's only fun for like 5 minutes, but still cool.
I'm an artist
give me all of your money
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basically any random stuff you put in it will generate some rather cool music
Whoops
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Another dodgy loop:
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Apparently if you hold down space it goes faster or something. :v:
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Wow, look at what my creation has become: [url]http://earslap.com/projectslab/otomata/?q=14737t1i3c5h5x3g325u7b1f[/url]
I swear this was just a normal pattern before.
The notes on the top are D A A# C D E F A C, the notes along the sides are the same, reversed. Symmetry :3 And since it's part of a scale, the scale used with [url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_drum]hang drums[/url], it'll always sound good! Musical theory, bitches.
Actually it says that on the page in the FAQ..
[QUOTE=Tovleman;29269889]Cool little toy! I salute you.
Reminds me of SimCity 4![/QUOTE]
At first I was like, "what is this guy talking about?" and then I clicked a few squares and I hear exactly what you're saying.
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Why do mine keep breaking like this...
Works if you take out the lone block too
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Screw your music have some silence
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Holy shit, if you add a random block anywhere it sounds pretty awesome: [url]http://earslap.com/projectslab/otomata/?q=2y3p7a6g65511n2x3j4f5l4b2y3p7a6g65511n2x3j4f5l4b36[/url]
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