#62

ah, by design! set saving was specific to snapshot data, but I’ve adjusted things and pushed an update to the script

“set” save/load in v2.0.2 includes:

  • snapshots
  • bpm
  • clock out setting
  • midi out channels
  • scale setting
  • global transposition

you should now be able to load your previous sets, make changes to the desired parameters, and re-save in the same slot. confirm success?

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#63

@dan_derks I can’t say enough thanks for this script! It’s the friggin’ best! So inspiring and just getting deeper and deeper. Even without refrain it was fantastic. So many nice surprises keep unravelling. Thanks Dan!

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#64

thank you for the kindness, Jonas! hope all’s well and please share any experiments! hearing what people do with it and how they interact with it helps drive a lot of the development :slight_smile:

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#65

This is superb!

quick jam with it

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#66

by golly - it works! Thankyou Dan, you are a legend :slight_smile:

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#67

glad to hear it’s all working! thanks so much for the feedback and encouragement :revolving_hearts:

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#68

Less concepts meets the endorphin.es shuttle system

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#69

I am loving less concepts driving the complex oscillator on the shuttle system

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#70

Kie that! :smiley: can you tell us bit about the set up?

#71

for the brave, a new beta version

I’ve been slightly obsessed with Ólafur Arnalds since I started making music with electronic tools. you might have seen the feature on CDM about a program he co-created (Stratus) that takes MIDI input from a keyboard to generate complementary sequences which are played on what are essentially player pianos. it’s super super dope (his Tiny Desk Concert is primo viewing). a few months ago, I started working on a m4l version of less concepts that has an “Ólafur mode” to override the scales with keyed entry. I’ve been spending a lot more time on the norns version, however, so I decided to take a crack at importing this functionality!

it basically turns less concepts into a(n even) weird(er) algorithmic arpeggiator:

to get started testing (tytytyty!):

  • head into the params and switch the mode from traditional to olafur, plug in a MIDI keyboard (for now, please set it to slot 1 in the system menus)
  • choose a productive seed/rule combo
  • choose a productive bit combo
  • throw in some random transposition
  • play a chord. release. play another.
  • the high note should reflect how many keys you held down. if things become stuck, use enc 1 to navigate to low/high and hit key 3 to reset.

things I want to test:

  • I have a $30 midi keyboard, so I can’t tell if the occasional stuck notes are code or hardware. please test making chords and lmk what you get!
  • does everything work correctly with midi out?
  • is this a fun way to make music for others?

please post any and all q’s + results!

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#72

lol love modes named after obscure famous people. also, A+ for dan using keyboards.

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#73

Looks like an amazing addition, so pleased that you’re continuing to explore LC further! Am not by my Norns for a week but will have a look next weekend :slight_smile:

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#74

Woah @dan_derks M4L port? This isn’t available yet right? Will be fun for my norns-less self to play around with :slight_smile:

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#75

truly end times. I learned some chord shapes today!

not available yet, but has been a wonderful way to test extensions. running multiple instances is :kissing:, but I ran into some crashing with Live 10 with snapshots so it’ll be a bit before that’s ready for prime time.

excellent, thank you!

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#76

oooof yes :slight_smile: i’ll keep an eye out :face_with_monocle:

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#77

Oh yeah! Will def. try this and report back. Not sure if I’ve seen it explained anywhere and sorry if that’s the case but I’m curious what the whole seed/bit thing is all about. I’m confused by that every time I use this (my current fave script!) and wondering if I just need to let it go… :slight_smile:

#78

plz don’t worry about asking q’s!

have you taken a look at the original documentation for the mac app? that should sort out ambiguity, but lmk if i can help answer anything else!

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#79

@dan_derks small idea, if i may, to take or leave:

i think you are still using the “weird and tiny” 8-bit wrapped elementary CA model from the teletype op.

like i discussed a bit in the original CHAOS thread, this is not very canonical, and yields a relatively small range of behaviors. (nothing at all wrong with it of course, just a thought since that chaotic component is so central to the patch.)

if you want a much bigger palette of chaotic sequences (much longer orbits / patterns of asymmetric repetition) use a big field of bits, and show an 8-wide window into them (probably near the middle.) you will get the most “classic” CA patterns from fixing the endpoints both low or both high. this wouldn’t require adding any additional parameters unless you want to (scrubbing the window location is fun.)

i made the elca.lua library file early on to make this easy. it has an arbitrarily wide field and settable boundary modes. it also has a function to set a bit in the state, and automatically update the rule so that it would have produced that state. (this can also be really fun.)

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#80

am def using the weird and tiny model. I TOTALLY SPACED ON ELCA. ty for bumping. I still have your elcos script and will deep dive later today!

this sounds super fun. excited to adapt the current script to include it (more concepts?).

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#81

thanks dan. that makes it more clear. hahaha. in a way… it’s just like musical minesweeper right?! haha.

i didn’t know there was a record to go with this and now i’m immersed. beautiful work!