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Unloop: A generative music looper that doesn’t repeat itself

145 points by iyaja 3y ago

mintaka5 3y ago
i don't care what anyone else says this thing is fun. i quite enjoyed it's simplicity as well. great work =)
strictfp 3y ago
Reminds me of the 90s EDM band Antiloop.
- marttt 3y ago
  Ha, reminds me of Uno Loop, a late legendary bossa nova artist in Estonia. Really good guitar player, too. (Many non-natives have asked this, so: yes, this is a real name. Uno Loop. Not bad luck for a musician, I guess.) A lovely bossa vinyl featuring Uno (and another late bossa legend from 1970s Soviet Estonia, Marju Kuut): https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jLXmO4AlE38 https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jLXmO4AlE38
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- prophesi 3y ago
  And I thought of Dirty Loops, a band I just discovered the other day.
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chaosprint 3y ago
interesting project! I also have a project for loop generation using DRL: https://github.com/chaosprint/RaveForce https://github.com/chaosprint/RaveForce Haven't kept it up to date for a while as too many things are on my list. But if some of you find it interesting we can chat. Also if you are interested in generative music, you can't miss: https://www.riffusion.com/ https://www.riffusion.com/
- YeGoblynQueenne 3y ago
  Needs more data. https://www.riffusion.com/?&prompt=grindcore https://www.riffusion.com/?&prompt=grindcore
chasing 3y ago
https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/autechre-flutter-criminal-justice-public-order-act/ https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/autechre-flutter-cri... 90s electronica acts using non-repeating loops to circumvent anti-rave laws. Fun story!
hugoffg 3y ago
hi! i’m the creator of unloop :) if you’re curious to know about the tech behind the variations, check out the paper page: https://tinyurl.com/bdfj7rdx https://tinyurl.com/bdfj7rdx or reach out and let’s talk ab music and computers!
- lacrimacida 3y ago
  I tried running on ubuntu but i had troubles when i got to installing max using wine, sortof gave up after that. Will give it another try at some point. Was wondering what happens when using some vocals riffs..
hollowayaegis 3y ago
Super cool, realtime tools always seem the most promising. I also made an ai-assisted instrument, https://twitter.com/hollowaya_x/status/1641628603829096448 https://twitter.com/hollowaya_x/status/1641628603829096448 — automatic accompaniment with a midi LLM. (Source at https://github.com/cameronfr/SunflowerOS/blob/bd460284b428d4111530a3969bae0a3057733d72/VibesEnforcer/Instrument1/guidedInstrument2.py https://github.com/cameronfr/SunflowerOS/blob/bd460284b428d4... )
- lacrimacida 3y ago
  I like this but am not sure what I need to install to try your instrument. Is there a setup page you could share? Could it be installed on a rPi without much hassle? Thanks
alanjay 3y ago
Seems a popular pastime these days. According to https://nodemusic.com/ https://nodemusic.com/ "In "8 Bits of Grey" we ... can therefore generate a continuously changing melody that always sounds similar to its starting point, despite every bar being unique." So is mathematics and grey codes finally cool?
8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago
What was that other one that stretches or shortens songs to a specific length? Supposed to work better than just trimming. I think it was posted on HN but I can't find it now

145 points by iyaja 3y ago

mintaka5 3y ago

i don't care what anyone else says this thing is fun. i quite enjoyed it's simplicity as well. great work =)

strictfp 3y ago

Reminds me of the 90s EDM band Antiloop.

marttt 3y ago
Ha, reminds me of Uno Loop, a late legendary bossa nova artist in Estonia. Really good guitar player, too. (Many non-natives have asked this, so: yes, this is a real name. Uno Loop. Not bad luck for a musician, I guess.) A lovely bossa vinyl featuring Uno (and another late bossa legend from 1970s Soviet Estonia, Marju Kuut): https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jLXmO4AlE38 https://yewtu.be/watch?v=jLXmO4AlE38
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prophesi 3y ago
And I thought of Dirty Loops, a band I just discovered the other day.
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chaosprint 3y ago

interesting project! I also have a project for loop generation using DRL: https://github.com/chaosprint/RaveForce https://github.com/chaosprint/RaveForce Haven't kept it up to date for a while as too many things are on my list. But if some of you find it interesting we can chat. Also if you are interested in generative music, you can't miss: https://www.riffusion.com/ https://www.riffusion.com/

YeGoblynQueenne 3y ago
Needs more data. https://www.riffusion.com/?&prompt=grindcore https://www.riffusion.com/?&prompt=grindcore

chasing 3y ago

https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/autechre-flutter-criminal-justice-public-order-act/ https://ledgernote.com/blog/interesting/autechre-flutter-cri... 90s electronica acts using non-repeating loops to circumvent anti-rave laws. Fun story!

hugoffg 3y ago

hi! i’m the creator of unloop :) if you’re curious to know about the tech behind the variations, check out the paper page: https://tinyurl.com/bdfj7rdx https://tinyurl.com/bdfj7rdx or reach out and let’s talk ab music and computers!

lacrimacida 3y ago
I tried running on ubuntu but i had troubles when i got to installing max using wine, sortof gave up after that. Will give it another try at some point. Was wondering what happens when using some vocals riffs..

hollowayaegis 3y ago

Super cool, realtime tools always seem the most promising. I also made an ai-assisted instrument, https://twitter.com/hollowaya_x/status/1641628603829096448 https://twitter.com/hollowaya_x/status/1641628603829096448 — automatic accompaniment with a midi LLM. (Source at https://github.com/cameronfr/SunflowerOS/blob/bd460284b428d4111530a3969bae0a3057733d72/VibesEnforcer/Instrument1/guidedInstrument2.py https://github.com/cameronfr/SunflowerOS/blob/bd460284b428d4... )

lacrimacida 3y ago
I like this but am not sure what I need to install to try your instrument. Is there a setup page you could share? Could it be installed on a rPi without much hassle? Thanks

alanjay 3y ago

Seems a popular pastime these days. According to https://nodemusic.com/ https://nodemusic.com/ "In "8 Bits of Grey" we ... can therefore generate a continuously changing melody that always sounds similar to its starting point, despite every bar being unique." So is mathematics and grey codes finally cool?

8n4vidtmkvmk 3y ago

What was that other one that stretches or shortens songs to a specific length? Supposed to work better than just trimming. I think it was posted on HN but I can't find it now