Sardine: Hackable Live Coding Library for Python

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:fish: Sardine :fish:: A Hackable Live Coding Library for Python

Hi everyone. I am rather silent reader of this forum. I discovered many great tools here so I guess that time has come to contribute and share with you my current project! This is both a research project and a passion project. I am now using my software to do live performances so why not everybody else!

:warning: Here comes the elevator pitch :warning: taken from GitHub:

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Sardine is a versatile and hacker-friendly Python library designed for musical improvisation, algorithmic composition, and beyond. It transforms your standard Python interpreter into a powerful music instrument, enabling you to create and map melodic and rhythmic patterns to any electronic instrument (MIDI, OSC, and SuperCollider). With Sardine, you can:

  • Unleash your musical creativity on stage, in the studio, or for personal enjoyment
    • Seamlessly communicate with any MIDI/OSC device and the SuperCollider audio engine using Sardine.
    • Utilize bindings for SuperDirt, a widely recognized synthesis engine embraced by live coders globally.
  • Empower your Python code with time-aware capabilities
    • Employ temporal recursion to make any Python code time and tempo aware.
    • Accurately launch synchronous or asynchronous functions with time-specific results.
    • Customize your own Senders or Receivers to pattern any desired elements!
  • Develop intricate audio/visual installations with MIDI and OSC I/O
    • Assign callbacks to any OSC event, transforming Sardine into a sophisticated reactive toolbox.
    • Monitor changing values and incorporate them into your musical patterns or code.
  • Synchronize with other computers and musical instruments
    • Synchronise your hardware with MIDI Clocks.
    • Synchronize effortlessly with other tools or players using the Link Protocol.

Requirements

  • Very recent Python version (3.10 or 3.11 are mandatory requirements).
  • SuperCollider and SuperDirt if you want to gain access to the audio backend.
  • A configurable text editor or IDE.
  • Time to install and setup the whole thing :slight_smile:

Documentation

  • The Sardine Website is the main source of information. It features installation instructions and a full documentation of all the features. Of course it can be better. Feel free to add to it by contributing.

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