Arnau Orriols performance of "El Bosque Encantado", of the spanish composer Carlos Cruz de Castro. Live at ESMUC.

Bosque Encantado - Carlos Cruz de Castro

First assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists. 

Composed with Chuck programming language. 

Code can be found here: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/blob/master/assignment1/Assignment_1_Chucksomeness.ck

Chucksomeness

Second assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists.

Requirements: Only use D dorian scale (hence the name), use Math.random library, feature some panning effect.

Composed with Chuck programming language. 

Code can be found here: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/blob/master/assignment2/Assignment_2_DORITOS_THEME.ck


DORITOS THEME

Third assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists.

This week features: Using samples to create our first Techno song. 

Composed with Chuck programming language.

Code can be found here: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/blob/master/assignment3/Assignment_3_CHUCKNOCRACY.ck 

CHUCKNOCRACY

Fourth assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists.

In this week we had to start using functions. I didn't mean to do any complex code, but it really went out of hands, and I ran out of time. I finished it the best I could. 

The real fun of this piece is in the code: The idea was to create a sort of functions library to builds the chords, their rhythm pattern, and the arpeggio/melody giving only the root note and the rhythm pattern. So all you have to do is setChords([rootnotes], [rhythmpattern]) => chordsSectionA; setChords([rootnotes], [rhythmpattern]) => chordsSectionB; etc.

Notice the melody generated with the third note of the arpeggios. The buildArpeggio function chooses randomly the note of the chord to start, thus every time you run the code it generates a different melody. I've exported it about 20 times, this is one of them. There are also other good versions, check them here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/f2nroymmf1fv1yu/Xm1zBf9uIx

If you want to check the code, here it is: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/blob/master/assignment4/Assignment_4_heavening.ck

Composed with Chuck programming language.

Heavening Impro

Fifth assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists.

In this week we've opened the Pandora box. We've unlocked all filters, reverbs, STK instruments, Delays, we've learned about FM, feedback... I've tried to learn about dubstep style and LPF and LFO concepts, and what effects can you achieve with them. 

I think it ended up pretty well, let me know about your opinion!

If you want to check the code, here it is: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/blob/master/assignment5/Assignment_5_ARABIAN_DREAMS.ck

Composed with Chuck programming language.

ARABIAN DREAMS

Seventh assignment of the Coursera course Introduction to Programming for Musicians and Digital Artists.

In this week we've learnt about the power of classes and object oriented programming, and its usefulness in musical compositions.

This time my time was very limited, so I didn't try much to find the inspiration. I thought of one thing I had been wanting to do, take the melody of a contredanse of J.P. Rameau ("les boreades" I think) of XVIIIth century and update it to the modern times :). 

If you want to check the code, here it is: https://github.com/arnauorriols/IPMDA_chuck_training_tasks/tree/master/assignment7/ChuckRameau

To play it from source, you need a directory with audio and code subfolders, inside audio should be the required samples, and inside code comes all the code files. Start chucking initialize.ck.

Composed with Chuck programming language.