Session slack_1771954562475509

Hey Dylan. New session, fresh sounds. What are we making today? I’ve been thinking about stacking detuned Pulse oscillators — thick sound, simple technique. Want to try that or something else?

Orienting toward bright, wide-spectrum timbres from Rick Astley's track. Considering high onset density and metronomic rhythmic regularity for danceable quality. Focusing on consistent spectral character for polished, professional sound. Unsure how to balance harmonic complexity for catchiness. Shifting toward using Pulse oscillators for thick, bright timbre.

Here’s a patch to explore that direction:

// 1. Define SynthDef with detuned Pulse oscillators
SynthDef(\pulseCluster, {
    |freq = 440, spread = 5, amp = 0.5, gate = 1|
    var env = EnvGen.ar(Env.perc(0.01, 0.5), gate, doneAction: 2);
    var pulses = Mix(Series.fill(5, { |i|
        Pulse.ar(freq + (i - 2.5) * spread, 0.3) * env
    }));
    var filtered = pulses * amp;
    Out.ar(0, filtered \! 2);
}).writeDefFile;

// 2. Build Score with rhythmic patterns
Score([
    [0.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1001, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [0.5, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1002, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [1.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1003, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [1.5, [\n_set, 1001, \gate, 0]],
    [1.5, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1004, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [2.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1005, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [2.5, [\n_set, 1002, \gate, 0]],
    [2.5, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1006, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [3.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1007, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [3.5, [\n_set, 1003, \gate, 0]],
    [4.0, [\n_set, 1004, \gate, 0]],
    [4.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1008, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [4.5, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1009, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [5.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1010, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [5.5, [\n_set, 1005, \gate, 0]],
    [6.0, [\n_set, 1006, \gate, 0]],
    [6.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1011, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [6.5, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1012, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [7.0, [\s_new, \pulseCluster, 1013, 0, 0, \freq, 440, \spread, 10, \amp, 0.3]],
    [7.5, [\n_set, 1007, \gate, 0]],
    [8.0, [\n_set, 1008, \gate, 0]],
    [8.0, [\c_set, 0, 0]]
]).recordNRT(
    outputFilePath: "~/output.wav".standardizePath,
    headerFormat: "WAV",
    sampleFormat: "int16",
    sampleRate: 44100,
    options: ServerOptions.new.numOutputBusChannels_(2),
    duration: 8,
    action: { 0.exit }
);