Tidal Cycles (or just Tidal for short) is software for making patterns with code, whether live coding music at algoraves or composing in the studio. It includes a simple and flexible notation for rhythmic sequences and an extensive library of patterning functions for combining and transforming them. This allows you to quickly create complex patterns from simple ingredients. By default, sound is made with the featureful SuperDirt synth/sampler, but you can control other synths using Open Sound Control (OSC) or MIDI. Whether you're using SuperDirt or a synth, every filter and effect can be manipulated independently with Tidal patterns. Tidal is embedded in the Haskell language, although you don't have to learn Haskell to learn Tidal. You can learn Tidal through experimentation and play, most Tidal coders have little or no experience in software engineering.
Features
- Documentation, translation and design
- Develop free/open source software that reimagines computer programming as a live interface for musicians and other artists to creatively explore patterns
- You can control other synths using Open Sound Control (OSC) or MIDI
- Every filter and effect can be manipulated independently with Tidal patterns
- Tidal is embedded in the Haskell language, although you don't have to learn Haskell to learn Tidal
- You can learn Tidal through experimentation and play
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