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Exercise in Melodize

By Devieus on March 7, 2018 12:50 pm

This time I added the melody back as it was in a way that makes it much easier to tweak. Basically, the whole melody algorithm is almost separated (not entirely though, but note lengths is a thing for the future); at least I can tweak the algorithm whenever and could even implement a Markov chain if I so wanted. Perhaps I will someday.

Afterwards I did some tweaking with VSCL, it's quite easy and does the job just fine.

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I keep picturing pixelated karatekas having a go at it. Digging your procedural explorations smile

Gab Manette wrote:

I keep picturing pixelated karatekas having a go at it. Digging your procedural explorations smile

I think that's because the lead only uses eighths. While it's nice that it does that, I personally prefer some variety in that.

Just the right amount of reverb to the music. Makes the song 3D. A little bit AUTECHRE going on here.

Q-Rosh wrote:

Just the right amount of reverb to the music. Makes the song 3D. A little bit AUTECHRE going on here.

Gotta have reverb, it's the salt of the music, it instantly makes a song sound better. And just like salt, too much is no good either.

I have no idea what your process is, but the results are great.

ya! the melody is fun!

whoaaaaa, you're blowing my mind with this song generator thing. and it's making some cool songs too

CosmicCairns wrote:

Story of my life or something.

Jim Wood wrote:

I have no idea what your process is, but the results are great.

I press the run program button and this comes out. That's the better part of it at least.

kaedo sevaada wrote:

ya! the melody is fun!

Cool, that's what I was going for.

strolts wrote:

whoaaaaa, you're blowing my mind with this song generator thing. and it's making some cool songs too

It's still pretty small compared to the 2016 one though.

i too hear a bit of the Autechre and a bit of the RDJ.  Mmm salt to taste...

Tone Matrix wrote:

i too hear a bit of the Autechre and a bit of the RDJ.  Mmm salt to taste...

Now I have to look that up.

So I have. I can tell the semblance a bit for sure.

Very good salt analogy.  Enjoyable melody with a good dose of crunch on the beats.

rdomain wrote:

Very good salt analogy.  Enjoyable melody with a good dose of crunch on the beats.

Crunchy and salty, a noise wave will do that.

absolutely loving the instrument mix you've got here.  Your algorithms are cranking out great tunes!  IT'S LEARNING!!

orangedrink wrote:

absolutely loving the instrument mix you've got here.  Your algorithms are cranking out great tunes!  IT'S LEARNING!!


It still isn't. These are just the default instruments Macrotunes gives you, and there's like 5 of them, so most of the quality comes from post. And the algorithm of course.

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