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Stencil m4l v0.1.0

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@im9 im9 released this 17 May 07:33

First public release of Stencil — a probabilistic MIDI sequence
generator for Max for Live, modeled on the Music Thing Turing
Machine.

What it does

Drives a length-N shift register whose bits feed a pitch mapper.
The lock knob controls how often a bit flips on each step
(locked loop ↔ pure random); density thins the output
selectively. For a fixed seed + parameters the sequence is
deterministic — same input produces the same MIDI output across
transport restarts.

Full musical model: see docs/ai/concept.md.

Install

Download Stencil.amxd below and drag it onto a MIDI track in
Ableton Live 12 (Max for Live required). Put an instrument after it,
press play. Adjust lock and density to taste.

Requirements

  • Ableton Live 12 with Max for Live
  • macOS or Windows