sequencing

Sequencing

These are a collection of ways you might make melodies and rythms. All examples (boxes) have a variable at the top left, where you can give * as its value to play the example.

• T: The very basic usage of T is to give a sequence of notes or bangs, and play them by iterating over T one by one with a clock.
• Q T: We can join the end of T to the Q operator, to query specific sequences to be iterated by T. This gives us more control on which sequence to play, and is very useful.
• V T: Instead of using the output of T directly, we can pass it to a variable to be accessed somewhere else. This gives us a greater leeway on our spacing.
• X E: When we give E as the input to be written with X operator, E will not immediately fly away, but instead will activate when X writes to some other location. We can use this effect to create a wave of Es that are stopped by : operators. This effectively becomes a sequencer, but there is an added benefit of adjusting the time of beat for each sound. Since E moves 1 frame at a time, we can move the : a bit more to the right to create a delayed sound. This makes things a bit more dynamic. The second X E on the right side uses this effect.
• X S: Similar to X E, we can achieve a sequencing effect with an X writing S. When the y position of X is incremented, the S written above will bang on top of the newly written S. The benefit of delaying the input is not like what is the case for E, but we can still delay the last bang; it will only bang where we specify it to bang. The second X S on the right side uses this effect.

• VOOOV: A vertical recursion implementation can achieve a sequencing effect. A variable can be used to feedback the top value to the bottom.
• COOOO: A horizontal recursion implementation can achieve a sequencing effect, perhaps with a bit more leeway. In this example, an O is used to select notes similar to T. Instead of feeding back the loop using variables at both ends, we can use a clock with a set rate on top of an F to bang on specific intervals.
• G T: A generator G can be used to print the actual : operations, with a E (or S) on its left. By changing the print location, E is activated and bangs :. The notes can be given with T to the generator.