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(sample codes for Spicule)

Created by Alex McLean, Spicule is a album released as a Pi Zero with high quality  DAC in customs case that allows users to remix or rework the music using the TidalCycles live coding environment. The artist created the free and open source software TidalCycles with some friends, where users can join life streaming sessions and watch how he built up the rhythm and patterns with code. Different beats and sound of instruments are generated base on the code, which give users freedom to play with, experiment and create the unique music of their own.

I found the project extremely fascinating because of the unlimited possibilities it provides. With parametric control over sounds in its very basic unit (pitch, rhythm and etc.), access to music composition and experiments would no longer be limited to the small crowd.

(live of Alex McLean)