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Tidal Cycles – Live coding music with Algorithmic patterns

81 points by gjvc 2mo ago

hmokiguess 2mo ago
See also https://strudel.cc/ https://strudel.cc/ !
- blltprfmnk 2mo ago
  Which is effectively reskinning TidalCycles with JavaScript syntax.
  - yoyohello13 2mo ago
    The main benefit of strudel is it’s much easier to get started. Maybe it’s changed but when I tried Tidal Cycles a few years ago it was a massive pita to get installed.
    - VohuMana 2mo ago
      100% getting everything working for TidalCycles was rough, I remember needing to get Haskell, TidalCycles, and SuperCollider all communicating with each other and on the correct version. Once it was installed and working it was pretty solid but lots of headaches getting to that point. Maybe it’s better now though
  - whywhywhywhy 2mo ago
    Shortchanging it a bit when it moves it to the browser so less technical people can run it and moves it to a language significantly more people understand too.
- Shadowmist 2mo ago
  Love strudel. Wanted to embed songs on my og but couldn’t due to the license.
  - jchanimal 2mo ago
    I wrote a tutorial about how you can import Strudel without embedding it. They publish JS modules so you can just import them and build an app around them: https://good.vibes.diy/blog/you-can-just-make-music https://good.vibes.diy/blog/you-can-just-make-music
    - Shadowmist 2mo ago
      I don’t load any resources on my blog from other domains. I guess I could setup a subdomain to host strudel, that is a neat idea.
onion2k 2mo ago
There's a youtuber called Switch Angel who regularly posts live coding sessions of her making trance music with Tidal. Worth a listen and a watch to see what's possible. https://youtube.com/@switch-angel?si=wUTkBU1G9OdC24rx https://youtube.com/@switch-angel?si=wUTkBU1G9OdC24rx
- sntxrr 2mo ago
  came here to drop Switch Angel! Well done onion2k
- lelandbatey 2mo ago
  Note that the artist is technically using Strudel in their videos, not Tidal Cycles; Strudel is effectively a re-build of Tidal Cycles in JS so it runs in browser and doesn't require installation. https://strudel.cc/ https://strudel.cc/
- plastic-enjoyer 2mo ago
  I think Switch Angel may be the first person who makes actually listenable music using Tidal
andai 2mo ago
https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgPf24_OQZY https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgPf24_OQZY So cool. Reminds me, I should learn me a Haskell... for great good! https://learnyouahaskell.github.io/introduction.html https://learnyouahaskell.github.io/introduction.html
brian-armstrong 2mo ago
Is this related to the streaming service of the same name?
- zimpenfish 2mo ago
  No.
cpill 2mo ago
Or the same thing with a more interactive UI in the browser without installing anything: https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/ https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/

81 points by gjvc 2mo ago

hmokiguess 2mo ago

See also https://strudel.cc/ https://strudel.cc/ !

blltprfmnk 2mo ago
Which is effectively reskinning TidalCycles with JavaScript syntax.
- yoyohello13 2mo ago
  The main benefit of strudel is it’s much easier to get started. Maybe it’s changed but when I tried Tidal Cycles a few years ago it was a massive pita to get installed.
  - VohuMana 2mo ago
    100% getting everything working for TidalCycles was rough, I remember needing to get Haskell, TidalCycles, and SuperCollider all communicating with each other and on the correct version. Once it was installed and working it was pretty solid but lots of headaches getting to that point. Maybe it’s better now though
- whywhywhywhy 2mo ago
  Shortchanging it a bit when it moves it to the browser so less technical people can run it and moves it to a language significantly more people understand too.
Shadowmist 2mo ago
Love strudel. Wanted to embed songs on my og but couldn’t due to the license.
- jchanimal 2mo ago
  I wrote a tutorial about how you can import Strudel without embedding it. They publish JS modules so you can just import them and build an app around them: https://good.vibes.diy/blog/you-can-just-make-music https://good.vibes.diy/blog/you-can-just-make-music
  - Shadowmist 2mo ago
    I don’t load any resources on my blog from other domains. I guess I could setup a subdomain to host strudel, that is a neat idea.

onion2k 2mo ago

There's a youtuber called Switch Angel who regularly posts live coding sessions of her making trance music with Tidal. Worth a listen and a watch to see what's possible. https://youtube.com/@switch-angel?si=wUTkBU1G9OdC24rx https://youtube.com/@switch-angel?si=wUTkBU1G9OdC24rx

sntxrr 2mo ago
came here to drop Switch Angel! Well done onion2k
lelandbatey 2mo ago
Note that the artist is technically using Strudel in their videos, not Tidal Cycles; Strudel is effectively a re-build of Tidal Cycles in JS so it runs in browser and doesn't require installation. https://strudel.cc/ https://strudel.cc/
plastic-enjoyer 2mo ago
I think Switch Angel may be the first person who makes actually listenable music using Tidal

andai 2mo ago

https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgPf24_OQZY https://youtube.com/watch?v=wgPf24_OQZY So cool. Reminds me, I should learn me a Haskell... for great good! https://learnyouahaskell.github.io/introduction.html https://learnyouahaskell.github.io/introduction.html

brian-armstrong 2mo ago

Is this related to the streaming service of the same name?

zimpenfish 2mo ago
No.

cpill 2mo ago

Or the same thing with a more interactive UI in the browser without installing anything: https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/ https://strudel.cc/workshop/getting-started/