BP on the Sonic Pi

Way back in 1991, I produced an album of algorithmic music. It has recently been re-released by Fixture Records.  Renewed interest in the project sent me on a quest for a comparable modern programming environment, one that would also support BP compositions.

I’m pleased to report that I’ve found such a platform in a program called Sonic Pi.  Originally written for the Raspberry Pi miniature computer, the program is now also available for Mac OS X and Windows.  My first quick attempt at producing BP tones was incredibly easy.  I’m very excited at the possibilities here.

Here is a screen shot of the program, followed by an MP3 of the sounds it produced.

Sonic Pi

One Comment

  1. There is an error in the Sonic Pi code displayed above. The size of a tritave is 1902 cents, not 1702. The audio file is correct – it was generated after I changed 17.02 to 19.02.

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