An introduction to SuperCollider aimed at building a sample player for the monome norns. It moves from programming basics through tones and modulation, loading samples into buffers, playing them back and defining a synth, then adds effects, Select-based toggling and granulation. The closing lessons cross over into norns itself, creating an engine, adding it to a script, and handling interoperability and data-sharing between SuperCollider and norns.
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Ample samples - Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns - On-demand
An introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns, covering programming basics, tones and modulation, sample playback, synth definitions, granulation, and building a norns engine and script.
Course overview
Learning outcomes
Understand SuperCollider UGens for sample playback and effects
Write SuperCollider code that can apply effects to sounds
Play SuperCollider samples in a monome norns script
Who is this course for?
- • In this workshop we will focus on sampling and learn how to use SuperCollider to make a fully featured sample player + looper which can be used for triggering drum kits, sequencing partitions, or a chaotic breakbeat style system. We will also learn the basics of applying effects, and finally how to integrate the resulting SuperCollider code into a new script for monome norns.
Requirements
- • A computer and internet connection
- • A norns device
Course content
Course Overview
2 lessons
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Course Overview
2 lessons
What you will learn in this course
SuperCollider is an amazing open-source audio synthesis and composition tool.
In this workshop we will focus on sampling and learn how to use SuperCollider to make a fully featured sample player + looper which can be used for triggering drum kits, sequencing partitions, or a chaotic breakbeat style system. We will also learn the basics of applying effects, and finally how to integrate the resulting SuperCollider code into a new script for monome norns.
Summary
Learn how to use SuperCollider,
Learn about sample playback in SuperCollider
Become familiar with sample playback and effect elements of SuperCollider
Integrate a playback engine into monome norns
By the end of this workshop, you will be able to:
Learn how to use SuperCollider starting from the basics
Understand SuperCollider UGens for sample playback and effects
Write SuperCollider code that can apply effects to sounds
Play SuperCollider samples in a monome norns script
Session Study Topics
Understanding UGens for sample playback
Develop SuperCollider code for effective sample playback
Use UGens to apply effects to samples
Norns integration with midi and samples
- Requirements
Ample samples - Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns - On-demand
15 videos, 2 resources
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Ample samples - Introduction to SuperCollider for monome norns - On-demand
15 videos, 2 resources
- Workshop file to download
- Session slides
Lesson 1 - Introduction and motivation
Checking access...Lesson 2 - SuperCollider - Programming basics
Checking access...Lesson 3 - tones + modulation
Checking access...Lesson 4 - loading samples into buffers
Checking access...Lesson 5 - playing a sample
Checking access...Lesson 6 - defining a synth
Checking access...Lesson 7 - adding effects to sample player
Checking access...Lesson 8 - using Select to toggle
Checking access...Lesson 9 - question about synth assignment
Checking access...Lesson 10 - granulation of samples
Checking access...Lesson 11 - norns - creating an engine
Checking access...Lesson 12 - adding engine to a norns script
Checking access...Lesson 13 - SuperCollider + norns - interoperability
Checking access...Lesson 14 - SuperCollider + norns - sharing data
Checking access...Lesson 15 - SuperCollider (bonus) sequencer + looping + learning
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Instructors
Zack Scholl
Zack Scholl is a Seattle, Washington based tinkerer who releases music and norns scripts as “infinite digits”. He has been programming for 12 years as part of his job developing instrumentation and conducting experiments to understand biophysical properties of human proteins.