overtone-workshop

Basic introduction to sound synthesis, rhythms and effects using Overtone and Clojure.

Prerequisites

• Install lein
• For Linux - install jack

Interacting with code

REPL

• Run lein repl and wait for prompt
• Inside REPL run

(use 'overtone.live) ; this would take a while
(use 'overtone-workshop.letsgo)
(play-all (metronome 128))
(stop)

Intellij IDEA

• Install Cursive Clojure
• File -> Open -> overtone-workshop
• Run -> Edit Configurations
• Add -> Clojure REPL -> Local, name: overtone-workshop
• Run -> Run overtone-workshop
• Open sounds.clj
• Load file in REPL (Shift-Control-L)
• Wait for Overtone to load
• Point cursor to expression and Send to REPL (Shift-Control-P)
• Profit!

Vim

• Install vim-fireplace
• Run lein repl and wait for prompt
• In anothen terminal open sounds.clj in Vim
• Run :Eval inside Vim
• Point to start of expression and run cpp
• Enjoy!

Inspirations

• Syntorial
• Calvin Harris "Lets Go" - Making The Beat
• Ellie Goulding "Lights" - Making The Beat
• Daft Club
• https://github.com/danieltwagner/random-access-memories

License

Copyright © 2015 Piotr Jagielski

Samples © Daft Punk and respective owners

Distributed under the Eclipse Public License either version 1.0 or (at your option) any later version.